benediction
Example Sentences
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If it was, then it was a beautiful benediction for one of America’s defining songwriters.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025
“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
Ellen Burstyn closed the luncheon with a benediction to celebrate the honorees, whom she praised.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 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
Then, having given her benediction, she settled back into her pillows and closed her eyes to the pain of living.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing benediction
Take the Bad with the Good: Bene and Mal
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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"The Drummer Boy of Shiloh"
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