benediction

Example Sentences

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This would be a fitting benediction if the storm had passed, but so far that hasn’t happened.

From Seattle Times

The catalogue lists 40 people who escaped enslavement in Montgomery County, Md., followed by the phrase “may their memory be a blessing,” a traditional Jewish benediction.

From Washington Post

Sure enough, one gets into a state of mind and it seems to work out well — the contrasts between the pieces, and this wonderful farewell, “On the Holy Mountain,” which is such a benediction.

From New York Times

As an encore, the group played Laurie Anderson’s “Flow”; in this context, her short, tender work felt like a benediction.

From New York Times

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