How to Use bless in a Sentence

bless

verb
  • The water for the baptism has been blessed.
  • The priest blessed their marriage at the wedding.
  • The priest blessed the baby I held in my arms.
  • And God bless you, Stephen King, for telling the world that.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The Lord has blessed me with a sharp mind and the courage to stand up for what is right.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Niko, bless him, is in a poor way at the end of season 2.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2020
  • God bless them, but most don’t last too long on the cold days.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The notes in the orders saying, 'God bless... and thank you!
    — Jaclyn Greenberg, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Each of us has been blessed with a body, a mind, and a life in which to use them well.
    — Allbusiness, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • God bless you to the people who do try, but that's not my job.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 16 Nov. 2020
  • The club managers, God bless them, had a soft spot for GIs.
    — Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Leave it to Cindy to bless our feeds and give the best wellness advice.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of et cetera.
    — Jeremy Beiler, The New Yorker, 13 May 2020
  • God has blessed us to be able to take all these trips and visits.
    — Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Father Joe Fowler will bless the beer for the parade around 6 p.m.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 8 Mar. 2022
  • When Bogle turned around to say bless you, the student’s mask had been pulled down.
    — Connor Sheets | Csheets@al.com, al, 31 Aug. 2020
  • One person even paid for the Myers to go to Rome to have the Pope bless Lizzy's eyes.
    — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2022
  • There will be food, beer and Irish tunes and Father Joe Fowler will bless the beer.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2022
  • May God bless you guys in this new chapter of your lives.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 July 2021
  • To those who have taken the time to wish me harm or even death, may God bless you.
    — oregonlive, 2 June 2021
  • Thank you for taking the time to send me a kind email or bless me with the perfect quote.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The women all share the same rosy cheeks and they're blessed with clear skin, Howell said.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Shop the new hues below to bless your face with a safe and breathable spring.
    — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • God bless you all and may God protect our troops. Thank you.
    — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2022
  • My mom, bless her, bought me a two-way telephone recorder.
    — Laura Bond, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • May the new year bless you with health, wealth, and happiness.
    — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 6 Nov. 2020
  • God bless the reserves — and the full-time military too, of course.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Charles, bless him, chooses some kind of tourist get-up.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Pope Francis appeared at noon local time in his wheelchair and blessed the crowd.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Only Quentin could have been blessed with his family fortune and lose it all.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025

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