bless
verb (used with object)
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
had blessed
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past perfectof bless.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She said Francis kissed the rosary, which he himself had blessed on a previous occasion for Caram to distribute in Ukraine.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
I was standing in the house he had blessed, about to head out on long-planned trip with my youngest daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
Regulators had blessed a rival version of the drug, and more copycats were close behind.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2023
A source close to Sistani confirmed his office had blessed the move.
From Reuters ● Apr. 1, 2020
Now he looked to the River, and hope died in his heart, and the wind that he had blessed he now called accursed.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
