benediction
Example Sentences
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“Shrinking,” through Goldstein and Louis’ subplot, makes it simple to grant him our sympathy and benediction while admitting that in real life, it would not be so easy.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2024
It was a space that famously could turn an aspiring comedian into a successful one overnight, if given the host’s benediction — a wave to come to sit.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024
“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
When the men removed the screens with the same perfect synchronization, Charles was revealed, kneeling in a simple white shirt, surrounded by four gold-and-white-robed clerics, their hands raised in benediction.
From New York Times • May 6, 2023
He has captured the sun, given a blessing to the world, a benediction of color.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Vocabulary lists containing benediction
Take the Bad with the Good: Bene and Mal
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