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 call was surreal for Viverette, a blessing in his young life.
— Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Oct. 2022 -
Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings, and teach us to be merry with clear hearts.
— Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 19 Oct. 2022 -
In this respect, the race to adopt and profit from AI can be both a blessing and a hindrance.
— Bernard Marr, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022 -
Instead of spelling disaster for the new business, the pandemic proved a blessing.
— Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024 -
Wilson-Cairns also singles out the real Amy Loughren for giving her blessing.
— Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2022 -
For plus-size women, who are already dealing with slim pickings at the start, having someone who can track down kitschy, secondhand clothing is a blessing.
— Ana Escalante, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2022 -
In a somewhat surprising move, Dylan himself recently joined X and gave the movie his blessing.
— Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 6 Dec. 2024 -
The ceremony was a beautiful lakeside blessing under an oak tree in Surrey.
— Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2022 -
Filmmakers, sometimes with Carpenter’s blessing and sometimes without, have spent the last 44 years trying to equal it.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2022 -
In the rare case when approval is granted, the NGO can’t publish results without further government blessing.
— Sahar Aziz, Time, 27 Oct. 2022 -
Stop at Chimi Lhakhang Temple and admire the structures believed by some to bestow blessings of fertility.
— Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024 -
LaMontagne gave his blessing to use the song, and the Roberts-Johnson pairing made for commanding listening.
— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2022 -
Filmed in Colombia and told in Spanish as García Márquez wished, the show has the blessing of the author’s sons, who serve as executive producers.
— Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 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
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