1
a
: the act or words of one that blesses
say the blessing over the wine
a priestly blessing
b
: approval, encouragement
asked her parents for their blessing before he proposed
2
: a thing conducive to happiness or welfare
My daughter is a blessing to me in my old age.
Their absence turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Count your blessings.
3
: grace (see grace entry 1 sense 4) said at a meal
said the blessing before dinner
Examples of blessing in a Sentence
Presumably he was acting with the government's blessing.
They got married without their parents' blessing.
We asked the Lord's blessing on us and on our project.
He said a blessing before the meal.
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Leondra Head, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
For instance, when Chad Schnitger, an organizer based in Riverside, California, asked Faith & Freedom’s headquarters about starting a local chapter, Reed’s lieutenants provided him with their blessing, some literature, and a small financial donation.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
But revelations have their blessings too.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
That blessing must start with beating the Broncos in this weekend’s AFC Championship Game.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
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Leondra Head, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
For instance, when Chad Schnitger, an organizer based in Riverside, California, asked Faith & Freedom’s headquarters about starting a local chapter, Reed’s lieutenants provided him with their blessing, some literature, and a small financial donation.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
But revelations have their blessings too.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
That blessing must start with beating the Broncos in this weekend’s AFC Championship Game.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blessing
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“Blessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blessing. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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