bless you
idiom
variants
or God bless you
1
—used in speech to express thanks or good wishes
"I'll be happy to help in any way I can." "Oh, bless you! That's very kind of you."
2
—said to someone who has just sneezed
Examples of bless you in a Sentence
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God bless you and good night. MB: Senator Vance, thank you.
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Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
That would be like banning the terms ‘god save America’ or ‘god bless you’.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 9 Aug. 2024
God bless you Congresswoman and God bless the United States of America.
—Tanisha Bhat, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024
So, may God bless you all and may God protect our troops.
—Fox News, 14 July 2024
Luxury-loving Venus is syncing up with the Sun in your 8th House of Shared Resources, which could bless you with cosmic financial favor.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024
May God bless you, and bring you a safe, prosperous, and wise year to come.
—Jim Geraghty, National Review, 28 Dec. 2023
May God bless you guys in this new chapter of your lives.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
God bless you and your family and all your faithful followers.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
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Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
That would be like banning the terms ‘god save America’ or ‘god bless you’.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 9 Aug. 2024
God bless you Congresswoman and God bless the United States of America.
—Tanisha Bhat, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024
So, may God bless you all and may God protect our troops.
—Fox News, 14 July 2024
Luxury-loving Venus is syncing up with the Sun in your 8th House of Shared Resources, which could bless you with cosmic financial favor.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024
May God bless you, and bring you a safe, prosperous, and wise year to come.
—Jim Geraghty, National Review, 28 Dec. 2023
May God bless you guys in this new chapter of your lives.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
God bless you and your family and all your faithful followers.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Bless you.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bless%20you. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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