benediction
Example Sentences
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But even he receives a mote of benediction, especially when he commits sins he can’t undo.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025
If it was, then it was a beautiful benediction for one of America’s defining songwriters.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025
“Because when a benediction is requested, it is expressing a request for help from God, a plea to be able to live better, a trust in a father who can help us to live better.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2023
When the men removed the screens with the same perfect synchronization, Charles was revealed, kneeling in a simple white shirt, surrounded by four gold-and-white-robed clerics, their hands raised in benediction.
From New York Times • May 6, 2023
When she had straightened the bed to his liking the big Greek inclined his head so deliberately that the gesture seemed one of benediction rather than a simple nod of thanks.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Vocabulary lists containing benediction
Take the Bad with the Good: Bene and Mal
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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"The Drummer Boy of Shiloh"
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