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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Authorities said the family, who live out of state, requested privacy, calling the outcome a blessing in what could have been a tragic incident.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
The Dolphins got a blessing with the loss of perennial Pro Bowl tackle Tristan Wirfs, who won’t suit up with a toe injury.
—Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
So perhaps the triple recap at the top of episode five is the show’s tacit blessing to skip over the first half of the series entirely?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
George returns to the stranger, who explains that life is a blessing and the world is better with George in it.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
The Dolphins got a blessing with the loss of perennial Pro Bowl tackle Tristan Wirfs, who won’t suit up with a toe injury.
—Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
So perhaps the triple recap at the top of episode five is the show’s tacit blessing to skip over the first half of the series entirely?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
George returns to the stranger, who explains that life is a blessing and the world is better with George in it.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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