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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peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
So if life feels like a game of musical chairs — whether a result of a roommate changing plans or a significant other throwing a curve ball — the disruption could be a blessing in disguise.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
No doubt, our health care system is elite, by far the best in the world, and a wonderful blessing, but there is a flaw.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Pascua Yaqui Vice Chairman Peter Yucupicio, who was chairman when the original project was negotiated, said the project reflected the blessing of water and life.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Castro
mandy Taheri
peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
So if life feels like a game of musical chairs — whether a result of a roommate changing plans or a significant other throwing a curve ball — the disruption could be a blessing in disguise.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
No doubt, our health care system is elite, by far the best in the world, and a wonderful blessing, but there is a flaw.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Pascua Yaqui Vice Chairman Peter Yucupicio, who was chairman when the original project was negotiated, said the project reflected the blessing of water and life.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 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 22 Sep. 2025.
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