blessings

Example Sentences

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The armed security guard at the San Diego mosque would greet every visitor without fail, responding “Salam wa rahamatullahi wa barakatuh” or “May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you too.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

“It was just compounding blessings on top of each other — or luck.”

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Xi accompanied Trump on a tour of Beijing’s 15th-century Temple of Heaven, where China’s Ming and Qing emperors held rites to seek bountiful harvests and other blessings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Individual clergy would still be able to opt out of offering blessings to same-sex couples.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

I am counting my blessings tonight and thinking about all the ways love is a big deal, how it is the honey, lemon, and eucalyptus oil that Ollie Mae makes for a scratchy throat.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson