How To Use Gift In A Sentence

Instead of asking the fortunate few, why doesn't Ted asked the gifted masses of state employees to do a little giveback? We're! Number! 5! (Jack Bog's Blog)
Success is neither a gift nor a blessing. Success is what you deserve. You work for and earn your success. Dr T.P.Chia
Another friend notes a shift in the type of gifts given at wedding showers, a reversion to 1950s-style offerings: soup ladles and frilly aprons are being unwrapped along with see-through nighties and push-up bras.
May each hour be a happy one on this special day.Love is always my gift to you for today and every day.
The transfer of control to the patient also provides the priceless gift of independence. Times, Sunday Times

It was the policy of the good old gentlemen to make his chileren feel that home was the happiest place in the world; and I value this delicious home---feeling as one of the choicest gifts a parent can bestow.
He thought the thieves would dispose of the shop's stock at car boot sales or use them for family gifts.
He pledged his gold watch to pay for her birthday gift.
An ideal culture is one that makes a place for every human gift. Margaret Mead
As a token of our gratitude for all that you have done, we would like you to accept this small gift.
EXPLORE the future with one of my gifted psychics or astrologers any day from 9am to midnight. The Sun
There are six markets in total selling handicrafts and traditional gifts.
the gift of a fresh eye and an untrammeled curiosity
It's often said they're more interested in playing with the wrapping than the gifts. The Sun
Anyone who buys this breakfast food gets a free gift of a fine greeting card.
This week's retail sales and events include grand opening parties, trunk shows, and parking lot sales for everything from clothing and accessories, to furniture, textiles, and giftware. Los Angeles Shopping Events and Sales Round-Up
After she'd gone he had drawn up a scorecard, ranging her qualities on one side - her intellectual gifts and vivid, racy conversation - and on the other all the vicious things she'd said.
Choosing gifts together deepens your bond. The Sun
I look at both my sewing and knitting as wonderful gifts that I will never tire of.
The passalong plants are great–what wonderful gifts from your friend. Wildflowers Of May* « Fairegarden
For the five years before her death his widow had donated an annual gift of £3,000 towards Burley - unknown to many in the village.
Her unicorn hobby horse was a very special gift from Daddy.
The chatelaine waited patiently and loyally for him to return and take possession of her gift.
In America, gift giving at Christmastime began in the 17th century when early Dutch settlers introduced St. Nicholas to the New World. St.
Now St. Paul had seen the gift conferred at Ephesus and St. Luke does not distinguish Ephesian glossolaly from that of Jerusalem. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon
For creative individuals, the siesta proffers a gift basket of ideas with which to consume an hour or so, the least spirited of which, to put it delicately, is the nap. Good morning, Melaque: one day in a small Mexico beach town
A gift is often an act of supererogation, something that is morally good to do, but not required. MJR Montoya: On the Politics of Giving and Receiving -- Obama and the Peace Prize
* I wonder how much of this has to do with their positions (obviously Edwards had a mind like few others, but one has to take into account also that he husbanded and cultivated that gift responsibly): Edwards was a public man in his capacity as a pastor; can it be said that Whitefield was only a pastor in his capacity as a public man? from → Observations The Sage of Northampton « Unknowing
Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, and their gifted sister Anne Bronte came from a large family of Irish origin.
Another is a rangy assemblage of vicious thorns, called myrrh, a second gift of the Magi. NYT > Home Page
It's not the affection that she enjoys, but rather the lavish gifts that are tossed her way.
But faculty and many of the most gifted students began to drift else-where.
As you know, Bubba, I have no way to ever repay you for your unselfish gift of life you so eagerly gave to me. All I can offer to you is my undying love, my respect, my gratitude and my humble heart.
She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when Kamar al-Zaman, son of King Shahriman, went to the Hammam, his father in his joy at this event freed the prisoners, and presented splendid dresses to his grandees and bestowed large alm-gifts upon the poor and bade decorate the city seven days. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Your perfect match has a gift for winning money. The Sun
Both require a minimum investment of ￡1, give instant access and include gifts.
However, they all pose a basic problem: if you continue to live there rent-free the Inland Revenue regards that as a ‘gift with reservation of benefit’.
The giving of money is, of course, only one kind of benefaction, and not the highest kind, which is the giving of self; but the good which these gifts have rendered possible is beyond calculation. American Men of Mind
If you are single, your new love has a gift for turning houses into welcoming homes. The Sun
Western hostesses who work in Japanese nightclubs don't have sex with their clients - unless they want to, at which point they're free to accept money and gifts.
A misfield by Arnold at extra cover gifted Mongia two more as events took on a certain air of inevitability.
California requires any organization that administers a gift annuity program to provide adequate reserves for any annuities sold in California or to California residents.
The family made a gift of his paintings to the gallery.
Upon these news, the visier asked me if I had a proper gift for the king, on which A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08
Jonathan Lethem told me that when he first read "The Gift," he pictured its author as a kind of inapproachable seer, either long dead or soaring so high in the intellectual stratosphere as to be unreachable. RVABlogs
Rob Dailey and Todd Fiscus have natural gifts for Design - good taste and a refined eye - that most of us long for.
There is no reason why a gifted aircraft designer should also be a capable pilot. In the same way, a brilliant pilot can be a menace behind the wheel of a car.
They also have a gift shop with lots of presents suitable for Mum on Mother's Day.
Imagine, if you will, the Bubba Keg (a gift from Aunt M-mv) filled to capacity (52 ounces) with Trader Joe's French roast, brewed dark and strong, the way a certain autodidact favors it. Archive 2004-12-01
Despite a shy and diffident manner,(Sentence dictionary) Davison was a hard-working and gifted teacher of endless patience.
She receives lavish gifts and letters with armorial seals from far-away places, possibly from a lover.
She is as gifted as sedulous.
To celebrate, Facebook is giving its 150 million-plus users a mystery virtual gift, such as bongo drums and beer. Macworld
But Mr. Erwitt also has a gift for clicking off multiple photographs of a single scene, finding and preserving evanescent moments likely to leave the viewer alternately laughing or enrapt. Photo-Op: Head or Tail
In some non-Western cultures, schizophrenic delusions single out the person as spiritually gifted.
He thought me a gifted teacher and had placed many opportunities my way.
Potential customers are softened up with free gifts before the sales talk.
As this is is an inclusive service, the fee also covers the procurements of gifts to the happy couple.
Archibald is moved by the inappropriateness of the gift; he is known as the most abstemious man around.
The earrings were a gift from my aunt.
Jewelry, watches and giftware are just a few of the items the organization accepts, and these are sold in its resale shop. Hints From Heloise: Vision-focused charity keeps eyes on the prize
The gift of the grace of God," may mean the gracious gift, i.e. the gift due to the grace of God; or, the gift which is the grace of God; so that the charis, grace, as Paul often calls his apostleship, is the thing given. A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians
a curative process, but an ardent believer of the reality of somnambular clairvoyance as an invaluable gift of certain privileged organizations. A Strange Story — Volume 01
It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.
He is a born leader, who welded a collection of gifted individualists into a real team.
And as I love making food gifts, this sounded like a neat tool to make chocolate-dipped citrus peel, candied fruit, cookies, almond paste, or anything that will stand on those fork tines.
He received a religious history book as a parting gift; she was sent to an aunt in Tiverton. Times, Sunday Times
Plus their range of gifts make for perfect stocking fillers. The Sun
And before I go, I will hand the two of you a farewell gift.
Emperor Akbar had built the dargah and gifted 200 bighas of land for meeting its expenses.
The reason why girls consider flowers as the most valuable gift among other gifts is that men have to overcome the shyness of holding the flowers in streets before sending them to girls.
Above colorful hanging lanterns, gifts and paper flower, but also ignited a Christmas Candle.
I redeemed my promise to my daughter by sending her a gift on her birthday.
You don't look gift a horse in the mouth, especially when its nosebag is stuffed with gold. Times, Sunday Times
The photos make it a great gift idea, while the information acts as a starter for readers with a new interest in wine.
If you know the child well enough, buying that perfect gift is a cinch.
You try and gift something to the nation and meet a blank wall of bureaucratic indifference. Times, Sunday Times
I had one girl who was gifted, another couple who are learning disabled and another who is a second-language learner.
Childcare used to be thought of as a job for kind and patient people rather than the academically gifted. Times, Sunday Times
I attended with some positive anticipation, because the Poulenc Concerto, along with the Camille Saint-Sa'ns Symphony No. 3 avec orgue (with organ), have always seemed highly imaginative examples of gifted composers managing to craft beautiful and meaningful, even reflective statements for the mighty and potentially overpowering instrument. Undefined
Pianist Kenny Werner, bassist Greg Cohen and drummer Joey Baron,are incredibly gifted jazz improvisers who are no less brilliant as klezmer musicians.
Much to everyone's humor, Rose amused herself with the gift wrappings and boxes that were trash to everyone else's eyes except her own.
Her hobbies are reading and cooking but I think I've exhausted the book / cookbook gift in recent years.
He gave me a gorgeous, black lacquer grand piano as a house-warming gift and for my wedding day he gave me a beautiful portrait of Billie Holiday.
Above Dominic's bed hangs the watercolour painting he made as a gift for his twin sister Rebecca and the letters sent to him by relatives and friends.
Perhaps it comes down to a pathological lack of self-doubt and a gift for lending that trait to others, at least for a while. Times, Sunday Times
Without a foundation of love, these gifts risk promoting self-gain and self-aggrandizement.
He was a gifted conversationalist and had many fine stories and yarns which he could embellish with style.
A fabulous collection of ladies costume jewellery by Pave includes brooches, earrings, necklaces and gorgeous gift sets starting at very affordable prices.
The physically awkward but intellectually gifted nebbish was foregrounded in film and television by Woody Allen, Dustin Hoffman, and Richard Dreyfuss, and later by Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, and Larry David. A Renegade History of the United States
There's a gift shop in the museum.
There is no reason why a gifted aircraft designer should also be a capable pilot. In the same way, a brilliant pilot can be a menace behind the wheel of a car.
Don't regift an item to someone even though you know they won't like it.
John was an able mechanic who had a fine knowledge of engines and machinery and was gifted with his hands.
There is a Tiffany scarf, a gift from its designer, and an opaline pear drop necklace of Cabouchon stones with a photograph of Connolly wearing it.
If you're not ready to spoil your pet with lavish gifts and gourmet treats just yet, start small.
In the opening "distich" Mr. Dutt makes the claim to be the first Asiatic poet to write in English, and if that is true this insignificant work becomes the seed of which the full flower is the gifted Rabindra, son of A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions
Donors' outright and deferred gifts also have funded 22 new faculty professorships and chairs.
He has a priceless comedic gift. Times, Sunday Times
When a user retrieves free but useful information from a Web site, the Web site is said to have a Gift Model as one component of its business model since it creates value to the business actor.
The medal that came along with it meanwhile will, Larsson said, be brought out and looked at when he is in his dotage to remind him of his achievements, the Swede baulking at the suggestion he might be tempted to gift it to a close one.
Halpern Sr had always had a gift for the grouchy apophthegm. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
The tankard was a wedding gift from her husband, and a Dutch wedding scene is graven on the lid. Home Life in Colonial Days
Muslims, instead of being the recipients of more and yet more kinds of aid (that we do not extend to non-Muslims), are forced to start confronting what Islam itself has caused, and what might have been had the "gift of Islam" never arrived in the vast swath of territories that were conquered by the forces of Islam, containing many peoples who found that with Islam came the attempt at arabization. David Horowitz Freedom Center
The city of Worcester may appropriate a sum not exceed - ing seventy-five hundred dollars for the purpose of providing a suitable gift for the U.S. S. "Worcester" to properly com - memorate the dedication and commissioning of the afore - said ship. Acts and resolves passed by the General Court
A short stroll along memory lane reveals an interesting range of speciality shops including antiques, art and craft, gift shops and galleries.
Here are my pick of calorie-free gifts to light up loved ones' faces. The Sun
Boxed cards, paper, party invitations, gifts and gift-wrap -- get an early, stylish start on your preparations! Faith Hope Consolo: The Faithful Shopper: Christmas in October
Watch the miraculous gift of breath, as your diaphragm lifts up and pulls down.
But you can “front-load” five years worth of contributions in one year — $65,000 for a single giver or $130,000 for a couple — without paying the gift tax. Tax savers: Tax-wise gifts to grandkids
At Sardhana, gifted to them by Shah Alam II, they established a multicultural court where the Begum ruled for 50 years after her husband's death.
A balance of storming multilinear playing suggestive of Keith Jarrett, romantic ballads and fluent improvisation, it's another acceleration in a fast-lane career that shifted from gifted student status to rising star almost overnight. This week's new live music
Baptiste looks on patiently from the stage and smiles, like a successful surgeon, or rabbi, at peace with his gifts. Striking a Pose
Plus, Nikolaj, after changing from red cumberbund soloist to handsome nerd, is signing CDs in the gift shop afterwards. Znaider and Blomstedt, Brahms and Nielsen
He is a gifted storyteller with a deadpan sense of humour and the book is a rollicking read. Times, Sunday Times
To me, the best gift I can give my sons is the knowledge they'll never have to worry about taking care of me in my final years. Money Mentors: How should retirees plan for their kids?
The El Pueblo gift store is an extension of these organizations' commitment to fostering understanding and appreciation for cultural diversity.
Cham of Tartary themselves, contended to load me with gifts — doth he think I am to abide in this old castle like a bullfinch in a cage, fain to sing as oft as he chooses to whistle, and all for seed and water? Quentin Durward
This gift for things mechanical and his skill as a mechanical engineer quickly made him a very wealthy man. THE HUNTING OF MAN
Here we like to believe that our products are magic elixirs, almost like a gift the doctor is dispensing to the patient for coming to see him.
That at least would be interpreting the gift in the most beneficient way. The Volokh Conspiracy » Cross Memorials on Government Land
Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. Mother Teresa
A hundred years before Bushnell gave his speech, New England gifts were embroidering frolicking lambs and winsome shepherdesses on needlework pictures and samplers.
At that moment, his was a saint's blithesome face, loose and half a-smile with the generosity of his gift and with a becoming neutrality toward his own abilities, as if he had long since cheerfully submitted to knowing that however well he rendered a piece, he could always imagine doing better. Cold Mountain
On the rewards: Apparently, Cristiano "lavished" her with expensive gifts including a designer handbag and an Armani belt. Kickette Blog
But whennot the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul, 95 nor he blessed who doth ungodlily, 96 buta man is praised for some gift which Thou hast given him, and he rejoices more at the praise for himself than that he hath the gift for which he is praised, he also is praised, while Thou dispraisest; and better is he who praised than he who is praised. The Tenth Book
Further, had he won, he intended to use the 200 000 leva prize money to endow a church and scholarships for gifted children.
Some states stick with the label "gifted" whereas others use more broad and expansive definitions including "gifted and talent" or "high ability students. Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.: Who Is Currently Identified as Gifted in the United States?
The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
So, the blue line creeps up as the value of your gift increases.
Her gifts of food were an expression of her love - whether she grew it, baked it, pickled or preserved it, we were all to share it.
Donation of a reliquiae or an organ should be an independent lawful decision and not be treated as a common gift.
Everybody is trying hard to get this gifted young sportsman right. The Sun
Substantial, wholesome, and clean -- though generated by a wet, helpless creature having no personal charms, and which, having passed the phase of life in which it enjoyed the gift of locomotion, has become a plant-like fixture to one spot -- the gas mingles with other diffusions of the reef, recalling villanous salt-petre and sheepdips and brimstone and treacle to the stimulation of the mental faculties generally. My Tropic Isle
A woodsmans pal is a unique and very usefull blade that makes a great gift! Any new must have Christmas Gift Ideas for sportsmen out there???
General Pathology a very active laboratory, with international contacts, and was especially gifted in stimulating his students and foreign guests, including the Norwegian histologist and explorer Fridtjof Life and Discoveries of Camillo Golgi
Don't try to win a friend by presenting gifts. You should instead contribute your sincere love and learn how to win others 'heart through appropriate ways.
Yesterday is history .Tomorrow is a mystery .But today is a gift.
Nearly 10 percent of all students were identified as gifted, compared to 8. 4 percent of the work-inhibited population.
When you're preparing the baby shower supplies, gifts and favors, the shower theme will practically tell you the best ideas to pick up.
Careful with that Electric guitar, Roger Waters gave it to me as a gift.
Having delivered his bundle of trouble, neatly gift-wrapped and fully annotated for the record, the Polizei Präsident dropped the phone. WALL GAMES
He seemed to have the gift of prophecy.
He realised that it was improper for a police officer to accept gifts.
His talent is not just a gift for judging what the public want to watch and listen to, but working it for all it's worth while it's hot.
Everything you own is second-hand or hand-me-downs, or given to you as a gift over the recent holidays and will become a recycle to your younger brother once you grow out of it.
And if the gift assumes an economic dimension, it is because the gift indebts the receiver.
For one thing, both artists and athletes are usually pegged at a young age as gifted or talented.
There was rich banqueting in his great hall when his harvest was ingathered, and Zeus and all the other gods feasted on the fat burnt-offerings, but no gift was set apart for the virgin child of Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
Keepsakes and mementoes top the gift list during the season of celebration.
If we get a really good title out, then expect me to reward the contributor (s) with a very special gift. * hush hush* Welcome to the Underground.
Trusting in her intercession with Christ, who whereas He is the "one mediator of God and men" (1 Timothy ii, 5), chose to make His Mother the advocate of sinners, and the minister and mediatress of grace, as an earnest of heavenly gifts and as a token of Our paternal affection we most lovingly impart the Apostolic Blessing to you, Venerable Brethren, and to all the flock committed to your care. Latest Articles
You could volunteer with a literacy organization and help teach people to read, or visit the local children's hospital and bring them gifts or just spend time with them.
Since that remote day Gladstone has been four times Premier; has delivered numberless speeches of the highest order of excellence; has published a multitude of pamphlets and volumes which attest consummate intellectual gifts, and has been a great force in English statesmanship and scholarship through an exceptionally long life and almost to the very close of it. The Grand Old Man
He has a gift for comedy and a strong, virile sound that proved a welcome contrast to the softer tones of the lighter voiced singers.
While poinsettia is the most popular, a Christmas cactus in full bloom is a great gift and easy to care for once the flowers have faded.
Nuptial gifts provided by males during courtship or mating can influence female mating preference.
I had already been given a rare opportunity and gift.
If anyone's interested in gifting Spooky and me with the distractions that help to make this existence bearable, in the form of Solstice gifts, we have both updated our Amazon wish lists. "I'm living in an age that calls darkness light..."
She is respectful of individualâ€ ™ s personal timetables and idiosyncrasies and always seeks to bring the best out in everyone. acknowledges otherâ€ ™ s gifts and talents. master brainstormer, always suggesting possible fundraisers and prospective corporate or community partners. adept at seeking out possible grants and competently applying for them with great success. First Book Blog
Not surprisingly, Chloe is a gifted musician, studying piano, guitar and recorder, as well as being an accomplished singer.
The vestments and mitre were a gift of the Abbot to the Pope, and they are the work of Piero Montelli from Verona, perhaps the most famous, but alas famously exclusive, vestment maker and embroiderer in Italy. More from Montecassino
Like all air signs, Aquarians carry the double-edged gift of being able to detach their reason from their emotions, allowing them to rationalise their feelings and override base instincts or lustful passions.
The organisation which is gifted with intelligence shows it by arranging its actions on a certain plan ....
Osborn recently posted all 1.76 million payments state agencies made last fiscal year on a searchable Web site and has returned a record amount of unclaimed property such as uncashed payroll checks and gift cards _ $42 million worth _ during his tenure. PhillyBurbs.com: Home RSS feed
Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy. Rumi
An hour south is the Blue Lagoon, a lake with steam vents that has been developed into a beach, healing bath, and beauty spa with deck chairs, a bar, a cafeteria, massages, mud packs, and even a gift shop.
They are in want of a directrix; and if we could supplement the gift with foci and centre, they would soon emerge from their savage condition, and become more civilized. The Romance of Mathematics Being the Original Researches of a Lady Professor of Girtham College in Polemical Science, with some Account of the Social Properties of a Conic; Equations to Brain Waves; Social Forces; and the Laws of Political Motion.
He was a gifted draughtsman, watercolorist and landscape artist.
True love's the gift which God has given to man alone beneath the heaven.
His looks made him a gift for the gossip columns. Times, Sunday Times
The gift of a sheep will provide a small farming family with the means to make a living.
Bradley Johnson's miskick in the six-yard box gifted Bendtner an opportunity at the near post, but the forward saw his flick touched across the face of goal by Ruddy. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
That exam question was an absolute gift!
He was a uniquely gifted teacher.
What about the gifts in cash and kind reporters on the business pages are liable to receive for lauding a particular scrip or company?
Indeed the expense and the nature of the gifts - unyoked animals for unmarried goddesses, for example - help to colour in those personalities, their status and importance.
I would want a book from the gifter because it will last and it doesnt have to be expensive BUT the most important thing to me would be the inscription to the baby and then getting to read that book to the baby and then the toddler and then the child and always telling them the story of how the book came to them. Baby Shower Q: “In lieu of a card, bring a book” WTF!? « Children Literacy « Literacy Help « Literacy News
-- Tis a gift to be feeble tis a gift to be asleep, tis a gift tocow-touw to the fascistcreep, andif we find ourselves in a FEMA camp tonight, we will know that the loonies and kooks were right. OpEdNews - Diary: The Purpose and Practice of Sarcasm
I'm writing on behalf of my mother to express her thanks for your gift.
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A run out means an absolute gift to the opposition.
Time to take his parting gifts and memories and go home, another victim of an unforgiving business.
It offers a wide variety of Christmas decorations, small gifts such as frames for photographs and figurines, silver candlesticks, candles and non-kitsch trinkets.
Advocates of more minimal government might argue that people have every right to such food as they can obtain through fair market exchanges and gifts.
Do not offer favors or gifts to families in order to gain access.
He said there was no connection between his gifts to to the Party and his business activities.
This isn't to knock all priests who hear confessions - many are compassionate and have a gift of knowing just what to say.
The gifts can be anything from a roll of quarters at the laundromat to an inspirational knick-knack that is guaranteed to spark a smile. 'Secret Agent L' Unmasks Identity To Further Charity Work
However, I'm reminded of an episode of Ace of Cakes where Duff's crew did a very detailed ear as a gift from a patient to his surgeon after a procedure that gave the patient his hearing back. *g* Though to be honest the decorator was a bit creeped out, IIRC... This'll Cure that Freaky Fetish
All appointments to military and administrative posts were in the gift of the king.
Split-receipting may be available where a donor gives a gift to a charity or other qualified donee and receives something of value or some other benefit in return.
Based near Bordeaux, WIT is a recently founded firm that packages wine in screw-cap glass tubes containing 4, 5, 6 or 10 centiliters of wine to be sent out as gifts, samples or as "the business card you can drink. It's Lights, Camera, Strike in France
The villagers support their monks with food, gifts, and offerings to Buddha.
Indeed what a befitting gift for us from his government.
Picasso's generosity is no way "impugned" by the book's account of his gift of the head of Dora Maar. Life with Picasso
The canvas in which the woman, wearing a pink dress and greenish fichu, is set against flowered wallpaper (private collection, Fig.13) was made explicitly as a gift for Gauguin.
But the honey-bee has absolutely no wit or cunning outside of her special gifts as a gatherer and storer of honey. An Idyl of the Honey-bee
Ray had a gift for bringing out the musical talent in so many young students and the annual shows were eagerly awaited, filling the Town Hall for a week of nights every Hallowe'en.
Nigeria also has preschools, special education, adult education, and classes for the gifted and talented.

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