How to Use blessing in a Sentence

blessing

noun
  • He said a blessing before the meal.
  • We asked the Lord's blessing on us and on our project.
  • Presumably he was acting with the government's blessing.
  • They got married without their parents' blessing.
  • So that was a big blessing to get that, and that’s not easy to get.
    Max Gao, Variety, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Their dream is to have a child and not everybody gets that blessing.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Members of the King family were on hand to give it their blessing.
    Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Calls for the restoration of its old name haven’t received the Kremlin’s blessing.
    Jim Heintz, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023
  • There would be squabbles, but in the end the entire experience, the entire thing was such a blessing and so much fun.
    Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
  • And as a blessing to reviewers, Christina also spilled some tea re: sizing.
    Alicia Kort, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Jensen, however, almost sees the delay as something of a blessing in disguise for a few reasons.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023
  • So it’s been different experiences completely and a blessing, but yes, very daunting.
    Samantha Barry, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The source also said that Madden asked Diaz's family for their blessing before proposing.
    Staff Author, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The Department of Corrections gave its blessing, as well, and none of the victim’s family came to speak against her release.
    John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 17 Jan. 2023
  • While his rise to the premiership was seen as having the blessing of the military establishment, his exit was marked by a breakdown of that relationship.
    Faseeh Mangi, Bloomberg.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • After his meeting with Hinkle, Bayless' family gave their blessing to their son finding a home at Butler.
    The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2023
  • During the investiture ceremony, Dov said a Jewish blessing in front of King Charles.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The delay proved to be a blessing in disguise as the pandemic soon sent the world into lockdown giving time for the Obi-Wan Kenobi script to be reworked.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Kutcher was surprisingly traditional and asked Kunis’ dad for his blessing before popping the question.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 19 Jan. 2023
  • But for Miller and the church, the money was a blessing.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2024
  • And it’s been a huge blessing to be here for this long.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The Danza Azteca group performed the ground blessing to end the event.
    Austindedios, oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Friends was and is a blessing to so many people around the world.
    David Janollari, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Christine gave me the blessing to do that with her own face and hug.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Your love and support for this show has been one of the great blessings of my life.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 June 2024
  • But doing my yard work with the hat wet was a blessing.
    Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
  • Haylee and Shawn Ladner, 26, of Purvis called the births a true blessing from God.
    Joshua Williams, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The rarity of the disease is both a blessing and a curse.
    Ebony Flake, Essence, 5 June 2024
  • To be able to watch it so many years later is such a blessing.
    Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 11 May 2023
  • In a way, playing this game Week 1 is a silent blessing.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2023

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