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verb

past tense of enshrine

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of enshrined
Adjective
Press freedom is an enshrined right in this country. Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
In a gesture of peace, al Sharaa enshrined key rights for Kurds via presidential decree, such as protection of the Kurdish language and recognition of Kurdish holidays. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026 Others have enshrined its status as a country standard with their own straightforward covers. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 That phone call has rightly already been enshrined in Arsenal folklore. Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 In Sunday’s Daily News, Mike Lupica, in agreement with Baseball Hall of Fame deity Bill Madden, states that Catfish Hunter and Graig Nettles should be enshrined at the Yankees Monument Park. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 Now they are forever bonded, enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the 2026 class Saturday night. ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 The team that started the Americans’ 30-year Olympic dominance will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday along with Parker, Delle Donne and Holdsclaw. Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 This argument didn't make much sense either, considering only 13 quarterbacks have won more than one Super Bowl, yet 36 have been enshrined, many of whom have lesser resumes than Stafford. Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 For his collegiate efforts, Fitzgerald was also enshrined as a first-ballot inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2024. Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enshrined
Adjective
  • With a career spanning more than 60 years, Parton has been one of country music’s leading lights, one of the genre’s most revered and prolific songwriters.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
  • As the most honored and revered female country singer-songwriter of all time, Dolly Parton has influenced music beyond her own genre.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The color isn’t a precise measurement of toxicity, but a visual cue that glycoalkaloids may be elevated.
    Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Fourteen years after geeking out over his MSG debut, Styles, now 32, commanded the storied building with new authority, electricity, and dazzling production value that elevated it above any of the six shows of his I’ve seen before.
    Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The site remains a venerated Buddhist shrine used for local worship.
    Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
  • On the night of June 15, a Russian drone directly hit the most venerated site for Ukraine’s majority Orthodox Christians, and indeed for much of Eastern Christendom.
    The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • The same year, Martin was promoted to president and general manager of the station.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Aug. 2026
  • By 2011, Bayliss was promoted to CEO of Virgin Group, overseeing a sprawling portfolio that includes an airline, telecommunications giant, gym chain, and commercial space-tourism business.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Beside the three-story, 9-bed, 11-bath, 1,900-square-meter (20,450 square feet) main property sit good houses for the gardener, the caretaker, various garages, even a small consecrated church.
    Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The excommunication applies to the newly consecrated bishops, any SSPX priest and anyone who formally adheres to the society.
    Emily Broyles, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Wednesday’s topping-out ceremony, when a construction crew lifted the final structural beam into place, doesn’t change that.
    Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • CrowdStrike's results lifted shares of fellow cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks, up more than 10% on Thursday.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Enshrined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrined. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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