- present participle of bless.
blessing
Example Sentences
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Justice Department’s blessing to buy the Warner assets, which include CNN, HBO, Cartoon Network, Animal Planet and the Warner Bros. film and TV studios in Burbank.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
For him, and the institution, it was a blessing, and a curse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Twins are considered a blessing in Yoruba culture and their names are predestined.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
As a hypothetical example, one official said that if Iran "behaves", Emirati authorities could build a power plant in Iran, with US blessing.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
This was a blessing, bright, vivid, and exhilarating;—not like the ponderous gift of gold: rich and welcome enough in its way, but sobering from its weight.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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