How to Use impart in a Sentence

impart

verb
  • The oil imparts a distinctive flavor to the sauce.
  • The chemicals imparted a bluish color to the paper.
  • Her presence imparted a sense of importance to the meeting.
  • And who impart their bravery onto us and the rest of the world?
    Adri Perez, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Nov. 2021
  • At the end of his emails, Ito adds quotes that impart a bit of wisdom.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
  • Or the way, in the absence of skate parks, skateboarders impart the best places in the city to shred.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Or store with cedar to repel pests and impart a fresh scent.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2023
  • As most fathers are, Beaulieu’s was full of lessons to impart on his son.
    Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The first two alone impart an entire understanding of the self and the world.
    Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 23 Sep. 2022
  • It’s the simple lessons Matthews has been trying to impart.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Slave dwellings can impart some sense of what slavery was like.
    Kyle Whitmire, al, 3 Nov. 2022
  • My goal was to impart this same knowledge to judges and juries.
    Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The ale is made with juniper berries, which impart a nice dryness on the finish and yield slight pine.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Feb. 2021
  • Her task: to impart safety lessons to a group of 14-year-old farmers in the state’s far west corner.
    Patricia Leigh Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The backsplash was edged with dark gray grout to impart the look of natural stone.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Jones wants to impart that sense of trauma that Till’s death had at that time through his acting.
    Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Cooking the chicken breasts on the high heat of the grill imparts lovely char—and means that dinner will be ready in no time.
    Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2023
  • One body, the mother’s, presses into the body that was once part of hers, trying to impart its warmth.
    Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
  • But the business grew out of a lesson his father wanted to impart to his son.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Some of the houses even include props original to the film to impart a true sense of movie magic.
    Jordi Lippe, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Glass bottles don’t impart any taste to the soda, like aluminum cans do, Nese says.
    Hallie Lieberman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2023
  • Thankfully, there are a lot of ways to impart knowledge through play.
    Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Still, the results will be much milder than those imparted by a needle.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 28 Sep. 2024
  • These stories were designed to impart wisdom, teach us life skills and ways to survive the harshness of the desert.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022
  • If a thunderstorm cell was able to get going, then those strong wind changes could impart a spin to the updraft.
    Washington Post, 4 May 2021
  • There is much to learn for Houston's young guards and Gordon can impart some wisdom.
    Rahat Huq, Chron, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Keep in mind that the liver can impart a bitter flavor, so omit that if desired.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Those are the moments that linger, that tear your heart open to the message that Chon hopes to impart about immigration.
    Katie Walsh, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2021
  • The exact risk these mutations impart to men varies widely in studies.
    Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The Amontillado cask imparts a complex, nuanced finish with subtle earthy tones, nuts, and a slightly savory element.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024

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