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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So it’s truly been a blessing to be under the wings of CIAA.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
But over time, York and Mac, with the producers’ blessing, slipped into a decidedly non-Aussie voice.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Feb. 2025
Zelenskiy’s office formally asked Carpenter for Washington’s blessing to use American weapons to strike inside Russia.
—Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
And when the people connect with it, that's a big blessing.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
But over time, York and Mac, with the producers’ blessing, slipped into a decidedly non-Aussie voice.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Feb. 2025
Zelenskiy’s office formally asked Carpenter for Washington’s blessing to use American weapons to strike inside Russia.
—Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
And when the people connect with it, that's a big blessing.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Feb. 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 9 Feb. 2025.
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