Examples of boon in a Sentence
Noun
the couple's generous donation was a great boon to the charity's fund-raising campaign
a softhearted man who finds it hard to deny any boon, whether it be for friend or stranger
Adjective
I and my boon companions celebrated that afternoon's victory on the gridiron with a night at a local dance club.
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Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The endorsement was a boon to Mr. Cuomo, 67, and a blow to his rivals.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
While the generosity of private fundraising is certainly a boon to Maryland libraries, the notion of supplanting public dollars with private funds to staff and operate an institution as democratic as the public library threatens its ability to serve the public good.
—Morgan Lehr Miller, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
In contrast, climate experts say the EPA reporting program, which tallies between 85% and 90% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., is in many ways a boon to businesses.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Particularly in Southern California, home to the nation’s two largest ports, goods exchange with China — subject to the steepest of Trump’s tariff hikes — is a boon to local industry.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The endorsement was a boon to Mr. Cuomo, 67, and a blow to his rivals.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
While the generosity of private fundraising is certainly a boon to Maryland libraries, the notion of supplanting public dollars with private funds to staff and operate an institution as democratic as the public library threatens its ability to serve the public good.
—Morgan Lehr Miller, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
In contrast, climate experts say the EPA reporting program, which tallies between 85% and 90% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., is in many ways a boon to businesses.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Boon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boon. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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boon
2 of 2 adjective
: merry sense 1
a boon companion
Etymology
Noun
Middle English boon "favor," from an early Norse word meaning "a request, plea"
Adjective
Middle English boon, bon "favorable," from early French bon "good," derived from Latin bonus "good" — related to bonus
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