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

Cambodian monks chanted blessings and scattered flowers Friday over 74 cultural artefacts returned to the country after being plundered by a notorious British antiques smuggler.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

"I'd give you my blessings, boy, if I thought they'd do you any good, but all I can do properly is curse."

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman