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 5) 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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Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, responded in an entirely predictable way in this new golden age of billionaire bootlickers seeking Trump’s blessings.
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Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Key to the success of the venture was the blessing and collaboration of Agatha Christie Ltd. and its chairman and CEO James Pritchard, the great-grandson of Christie.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Highlights include a free pancake breakfast, live music, blessing of animals, a doggie spa and Vendor Village with animal-friendly products and community partners.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
And this has been a blessing and a curse as owners, seeking no monetary return, financially stretch the club to climb the pyramid.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Key to the success of the venture was the blessing and collaboration of Agatha Christie Ltd. and its chairman and CEO James Pritchard, the great-grandson of Christie.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Highlights include a free pancake breakfast, live music, blessing of animals, a doggie spa and Vendor Village with animal-friendly products and community partners.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
And this has been a blessing and a curse as owners, seeking no monetary return, financially stretch the club to climb the pyramid.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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 5 May. 2025.
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