bless
verb (used with object)
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
have been blessing
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present perfect progressiveof bless.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“I just honestly feel like so many people have been blessing me that there was a point where I’m like, ‘I can’t just sit around and be sad.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
But even Francis has voiced support for civil laws extending legal benefits to same-sex spouses, and Catholic priests in parts of Europe have been blessing same-sex unions without Vatican censure.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
Funerals are no longer allowed, like all other gatherings of people, but we have been blessing 16 or 17 bodies a week.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2020
Or he may have been blessing his flock—I know not which.
From Salute to Adventurers by John Buchan
“Like the blind mortal that I am, I was blaming myself, and my fate, too, when I should have been blessing my fortune.”
From The White Squaw by Mayne Reid
