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

They emerge from within a rocky outcropping in an otherwise grassy field and hold up their hands, as if in benediction.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

Ellen Burstyn closed the luncheon with a benediction to celebrate the honorees, whom she praised.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024

“For this reason, pastoral prudence must adequately discern whether there are forms of benediction, requested by one or more persons, that do not transmit a mistaken conception of marriage,” he wrote.

From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2023

He called across a benediction, as is customary among travellers, and asked how far the road still was to the large town.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse