BLESS in a Sentence

Learn BLESS from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
238 example sentences for BLESS, such as:
1. The bishop blessed the new church.
2. But bless you, honey, I doan want none.
3. Mrs Murphy is blessed with twelve children.
4. It is more blessed to give than to receive.
5. A child may have too much of his mother's blessing.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of BLESS
bless
 v.  give a benediction to
 v.  render holy by means of religious rites
Classic Sentence: (200 in 14 pages)
1  Us is nest-buildin too, bless thee.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
2  Th Big Good Thing doesn't stop to worrit, bless thee.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
3  Pap used to sleep there, sometimes, 'long with the hogs, but laws bless you, he just lifts things when he snores.'
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
4  Laws bless you, chile, I 'uz right down sho' you's dead agin.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII.
5  But bless you, honey, I doan want none.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII.
6  "Monsieur," continued the countess, advancing with the majesty of a queen, "I owe to you the life of my son, and for this I bless you."
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 41. The Presentation.
7  I know what I am saying," continued the marchioness; "I must hurry you, so that, as she has no mother, she may at least have a grandmother to bless her marriage.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 72. Madame de Saint-Meran.
8  Jacopo will carry you to Leghorn, where Monsieur Noirtier awaits his granddaughter, whom he wishes to bless before you lead her to the altar.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 117. The Fifth of October.
9  He's very moist and watery about the dewlaps, God bless him.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
10  He made the sign of the cross and prayed of the priest to bless him for he had sinned.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
11  But there are things that you know not, but that you shall know, and bless me for knowing, though they are not pleasant things.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
12  Then you shall bless me from first to last for your own sake, and for the sake of others and for her dear sake to whom I swore to protect.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
13  Poor man, he was very gentle, and when I came away he kissed my hand and bade God bless me.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
14  God bless him for all his goodness to poor dear Mina and me.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
15  Why, bless my heart and soul, look at the young lady and look at me.
Arms and the Man By George Bernard Shaw
Context  Highlight   In ACT III
Example Sentence: (38 in 3 pages)
1  A careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life, a timely word may level stress, a loving word may heal and bless.
2  Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, pictures can insult you ; music cannotpunish ---- only bless.
3  My family and I will be praying along with Rick that God will again bless your country.
4  Both are blessed with uncommon ability to fix things.
5  A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, and realize how blessed you are for what you have.
6  Wishing you a blessed Christmas and a New Year filled with happy surprises.
7  The bishop blessed the new church.
8  It is more blessed to give than to receive.
9  May your marriage be blessed with faith,joy,and love.
10  Mrs Murphy is blessed with twelve children.
11  He is blessed, for he is wise, humble, and well disposed.
12  I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life.
13  Although the distance between will space out us,may we remember our true friendship and blessing.
14  Health and understanding are the two great blessing of life.
15  A child may have too much of his mother's blessing.