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 4) 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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Her fiancé, Woodly Sully, says the family is counting its blessings.
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Jamilka Gibson, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Pezeshkian, who ordered Araghchi to pursue talks with the Americans after likely getting Khamenei’s blessing, also wrote on X on Sunday about the talks.
—CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Expect practical assistance, love and blessings, innovations, and plenty of money.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Those declines are making Berkshire's more than $350 billion in cash look more like a blessing than a curse.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
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Jamilka Gibson, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Pezeshkian, who ordered Araghchi to pursue talks with the Americans after likely getting Khamenei’s blessing, also wrote on X on Sunday about the talks.
—CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Expect practical assistance, love and blessings, innovations, and plenty of money.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Those declines are making Berkshire's more than $350 billion in cash look more like a blessing than a curse.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
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 14 Feb. 2026.
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