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, -ˌtȯr ; gran-ˈtȯr
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Synonyms: Verb
acknowledge, admit, agree, allow, concede, confess, fess (up), own (up to)
Synonyms: Noun
allocation, allotment, annuity, appropriation, entitlement, subsidy, subvention
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of grant in a Sentence
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The mayor refused to grant my request for an interview. The court granted the motion for a new trial. I cannot grant you that wish. We haven't yet been granted access to the archive. The country was granted independence in 1950. The judge granted custody of the children to their mother. I grant that he's a talented writer, but I just don't find his books very interesting. The house is not perfect, I grant you that.Noun
Her study is being funded by a federal grant. They wrote a grant proposal to get funding for the project.
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Some maritime legal experts said the large number of casualties on the California boat and widespread publicity about the disaster might make a federal judge wary of granting the owners the protection of the law. — Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times, "High-stakes legal battle looms in California boat fire that killed 34," 9 Sep. 2019 Trump drew fire from lawmakers, including Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, who expressed outrage over the idea of granting the Taliban the prestige of a meeting at the presidential retreat, especially so close to the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. — John Fritze, USA TODAY, "Why Donald Trump's plan to host Taliban at prestigious Camp David stirred bipartisan outrage," 9 Sep. 2019 Ogle says the plant was either largely unknown or taken for granted by Beaver Dam residents. — Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A little-known heirloom pepper has its own festival in Beaver Dam, where it arrived in America long ago," 3 Sep. 2019 Today is #WomensEqualityDay, which commemorates the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920— granting women the right to vote. — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, "Costume Designer Arianne Phillips Debuts Hollywood Social Advocacy Talk Series," 31 Aug. 2019 This is the movie’s way of granting Seberg some of the dignity she was denied in real life. — Time, "Thailand: Kingdom of Opportunity," 30 Aug. 2019 Santa Maria Creek Greenway Chairman John Degenfelder discussed ways of continuing to reach out to property owners along the trail’s path to get their buy-in on granting easements. — Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, "Greenway advocates plan outreach activities," 22 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, Luz is isolated by the others in the camp, desperate for the communal acceptance that Chester himself has largely taken for granted, if not altogether rejected. — Aja Romano, Vox, "The Terror: Infamy turns America’s WWII internment camps into a bleak ghost story," 19 Aug. 2019 Pinnacle prepares for the Peoria Liberty game, which Zupke warns his team that this opponent should not be taken for granted. — Dana Scott, azcentral, "How did Netflix portray Spencer Rattler on 'QB1: Beyond the Lights'?," 17 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun