How to Use blessing in a Sentence
blessing
noun- He said a blessing before the meal.
- We asked the Lord's blessing on us and on our project.
- Presumably he was acting with the government's blessing.
- They got married without their parents' blessing.
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The film is being made with the blessing of Winehouse’s estate.
— Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 13 Jan. 2023 -
Many parents give their blessing, but as mothers and fathers, that’s their decision.
— Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023 -
Sometimes that meant, with Gaiman’s blessing, changing part of the narrative.
— Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2023 -
With the blessing of competitors, Apple is about to change the Qi wireless standard itself.
— Sean Hollister, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2023 -
Grande even received the blessing of original Galinda, Kristin Chenoweth.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2023 -
In this book, replete with photographs and charming anecdotes, Elizabeth gave Kelly her blessing to share their bond with the world.
— Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 10 Jan. 2023 -
More than six months before the Court overruled Roe, the Court gave its blessing to box out the federal judiciary itself.
— Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2023 -
The intrigue: Daybreak was master-planned for density and walkability — a blessing and a curse in October.
— Erin Alberty, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024 -
But for Miller and the church, the money was a blessing.
— La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2024 -
So that was a big blessing to get that, and that’s not easy to get.
— Max Gao, Variety, 6 Oct. 2024 -
And it’s been a huge blessing to be here for this long.
— Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024 -
The Danza Azteca group performed the ground blessing to end the event.
— Austindedios, oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2023 -
Friends was and is a blessing to so many people around the world.
— David Janollari, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2023 -
Christine gave me the blessing to do that with her own face and hug.
— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2023 -
Your love and support for this show has been one of the great blessings of my life.
— Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 June 2024 -
But doing my yard work with the hat wet was a blessing.
— Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023 -
Haylee and Shawn Ladner, 26, of Purvis called the births a true blessing from God.
— Joshua Williams, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023 -
The rarity of the disease is both a blessing and a curse.
— Ebony Flake, Essence, 5 June 2024 -
To be able to watch it so many years later is such a blessing.
— Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 11 May 2023 -
In a way, playing this game Week 1 is a silent blessing.
— Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2023 -
At that time there was only one drug, but the blessing is, now there are over 40.
— Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023 -
The Flavor asked them if their hometown was a blessing or a curse.
— Gary Campbell, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2023 -
The goal: Recruit enough people to push yourself to the center of the board, or blessing loom.
— Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 28 July 2023 -
With his blessing, Thein and her team began scrambling to right the ship.
— WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023 -
Robbie has given Gaga her blessing to take a crack at the role.
— Brendan Morrow, The Week, 8 Apr. 2023 -
Their dream is to have a child and not everybody gets that blessing.
— Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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