How to Use blessing in a Sentence

blessing

noun
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  • He said a blessing before the meal.
  • We asked the Lord's blessing on us and on our project.
  • Presumably he was acting with the government's blessing.
  • They got married without their parents' blessing.
  • And it’s been a huge blessing to be here for this long.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The Danza Azteca group performed the ground blessing to end the event.
    — Austindedios, oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Friends was and is a blessing to so many people around the world.
    — David Janollari, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2023
  • But doing my yard work with the hat wet was a blessing.
    — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
  • To be able to watch it so many years later is such a blessing.
    — Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 11 May 2023
  • In a way, playing this game Week 1 is a silent blessing.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2023
  • At that time there was only one drug, but the blessing is, now there are over 40.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The Flavor asked them if their hometown was a blessing or a curse.
    — Gary Campbell, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The goal: Recruit enough people to push yourself to the center of the board, or blessing loom.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • With his blessing, Thein and her team began scrambling to right the ship.
    — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • And when the wine was poured and the blessing was said, his big brother Elai, 26, tacked on a prayer for his safe return.
    — Richard Engel, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • So, to have been able to survive and thrive is an immense blessing.
    — Bianca Alysse, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The priest and people will stop at stations for a proclamation of the Holy Gospel, a prayer and a blessing.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2023
  • The fourth and final station features a solemn blessing given to the four corners of the world.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2023
  • May the blessing of God, his peace and love, rest upon our table.
    — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
  • As the priest gave his concluding blessing, a small queue formed near where Roumie knelt.
    — Gideon Jacobs, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Playing as a Spartan has been a blessing since Day One.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2023
  • On the baseball side, getting to call Fenway Park home is a blessing . . .
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The festivities kicked off with a small parade and Mayan blessing of the event at noon.
    — Austindedios, oregonlive, 5 June 2023
  • Distraction on the part of great powers might seem a blessing.
    — Michael Kimmage and Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Being so raw at the time was almost a blessing for Okoronkwo.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • The mothers are very appreciative of the huge new blessing in their lives.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 July 2023
  • While that might seem like a blessing, the shops were suddenly flooded with tires ordered in the spring.
    — Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 3 May 2023
  • She was invited to read a Bible verse in a church service blessing the 10 homes.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
  • May the Lord’s blessings shower over you today and always.
    — Good Housekeeping, 2 May 2023
  • Outdoor dining parklets have the blessing of the city’s Board of Estimates.
    — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2023

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