How to Use bless in a Sentence

bless

verb
  • The water for the baptism has been blessed.
  • The priest blessed their marriage at the wedding.
  • The priest blessed the baby I held in my arms.
  • The whole thing was just blessed.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Just blessed to be on the back side.
    Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
  • God bless and keep up the good work.
    Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
  • We're blessed to still have him with us.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 24 May 2026
  • Just blessed to be a part of this group.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Flagg is blessed with a deep bag of tools.
    Christian Clark, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • You’re just blessed to be a part of it.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • What a great game our eyes have been blessed with.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Those who knew him were blessed to call him a friend.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
  • God bless, and God save the wrist.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • We are blessed to have had Hersh in our life.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • God bless them, but most don’t last too long on the cold days.
    Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Nagbe has been blessed by his career.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • She's truly blessed to have found you.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • We have been blessed to have you as a partner.
    Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But we’re blessed that nobody was hurt.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
  • We all are blessed with our own special places.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • And that's not just being blessed and lucky.
    Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Except for olive haters–bless their hearts.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • Except for olive haters, bless their hearts.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Pets across the country went to church to get blessed.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • And we've been blessed by Pope Leo.
    Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026
  • And God bless the great state of Iowa.
    Gov. Kim Reynolds, Des Moines Register, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Most people are blessed enough to not know any in their life.
    Michael O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2019
  • God bless this room for handling that whole thing with such grace.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Men in suits placed their hands on the walls to bless the building.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
  • God has blessed us to be able to take all these trips and visits.
    Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025

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