benediction
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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
Ma also offered a benediction to the repair shop, playing the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major on the same borrowed cello.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025
Advice given on New Year’s takes on the air of a benediction, a strong first sentence with which to begin a new chapter.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
“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
After the Reverend Glen Johnson from the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church gave the invocation and benediction, I was introduced.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
Those dueling benedictions point to the challenge ahead for Warsh, who is inheriting a burgeoning inflation problem that could make it difficult to persuade his new colleagues that the low rates Trump wants are advisable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Asked specifically about church blessings for same-sex unions, Francis suggested they could be allowed as long as such benedictions aren’t confused with sacramental marriage.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
Scrawled along the length of the wall, in pastel chalk, were appeals to community solidarity, affirmations that Black Lives Matter, and benedictions for the 10 lives lost in the Buffalo shooting.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 22, 2022
He is probably only a teenager, but he very coolly makes the rounds of handshakes, daps, and benedictions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2021
It was hard to say what she ever thought of Our Father’s benedictions, in church or out, so I pondered more interesting mysteries, such as her eye.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing benediction
Take the Bad with the Good: Bene and Mal
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