bless

verb \ ˈbles \

|Updated on: 19 Jul 2018

Examples: bless in a Sentence

Definition of bless

blessed play \ˈblest\ also blest play \ˈblest\; blessing

transitive verb

1 religion : to hallow or consecrate by religious rite or word

asked the priest to bless their marriage

Bless this home.

2 religion : to hallow with the sign of the cross

He blessed himself before liftoff.

3 : to invoke divine care for

bless your heart

—used in the phrase bless you to wish good health especially to one who has just sneezed

4 a : praise, glorify

bless his holy name

b : to speak well of : approve

5 : to confer prosperity or happiness upon

God has blessed us with four children.

6 archaic : protect, preserve

Bless me from marrying a usurer!
—Shakespeare

7 : endow, favor

blessed with athletic ability

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Examples of bless in a Sentence

The priest blessed their marriage at the wedding.
The water for the baptism has been blessed.
The priest blessed the baby I held in my arms.

Recent Examples of bless from the Web

Bobby was raised by a prominent physician with little time for his children, whereas David was blessed with a warm and attentive father who treated Bobby and Eddy as family.

— j.r. jones, Chicago Reader, "Triplets ripped from family in a Nazi-like experiment, probed in Three Identical Strangers," 5 July 2018
The World Cup, bless its enormous heart — which this year is missing Italian, American, Chilean and Dutch ventricles and auricles — can bring out the worst (acting, officiating) and best (quotes, actions) in people.

— nick canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Can soccer ever be in the Big Three?," 2 July 2018
Twitter user MelynnaPena blessed the Twitterverse with the 53-second video of the student (her little sister) and the student’s teacher, and it’s now been watched over 2.5 million times since being posted two days ago.

— kim quindlen, Teen Vogue, "Secret Handshake Between Student and Teacher Goes Viral," 5 June 2018
And, bless up, there are still a few sizes in stock.

— marina liao, Marie Claire, "Kate Middleton Wore a $175 Floral Dress to the Royal Wedding Rehearsal," 18 May 2018
If validated in court, the suit would also bless the board’s plan to issue a special stock dividend to massively dilute the Redstones’ voting power in CBS from about 80 percent to 17 percent.

— william d. cohan, The Hive, "“The Nuclear Option”: With CBS Going to Court, Shari Redstone’s “Kabuki Theater” Falls Apart," 14 May 2018
Super blessed to be a part of the Kansas City @Chiefs #ChiefsKingdom family dinners just got a lot more fun!!

— alysha tsuji, For The Win, "Chiefs drafted Raiders GM's son in sixth round, and things got a little awkward," 28 Apr. 2018
Always the first to give of herself her warm heart and easy smile blessed all those who were fortunate to have her in their lives.

— hartford courant, courant.com, "Regina Marie Viering," 1 Apr. 2018
Trump evangelicals are blessing the destruction of public norms on civility, decency and the importance of public character.

— michael gerson, Anchorage Daily News, "Trump evangelicals have sold their souls," 13 Mar. 2018

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