bless
verb (used with object)
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
were blessing
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past progressiveof bless.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It was as if he were blessing them, one by one.
From MSNBC ● Nov. 7, 2017
According to Stevenson, the collection "sees a return to his Caribbean setting after sojourns in England and America and he is, as it were, blessing the world instead of complaining about it".
From The Guardian ● Jan. 24, 2011
She knew where the cabbages were lined on burlap in front of a radiant old woman who raised one hand to Liyana as if she were blessing her.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
Mr. Tripp held on to the door frame with one hand, and the other he held high, his fingers spread out as if he were blessing them all.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
Promises and threats are equally distinct and vivid: never were blessing and cursing more emphatic.
From The Chief End of Man by George Spring Merriam
