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Meanings of bestowing a blessing in English

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Usage of bestowing a blessing in English
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Hopeful, she raised her hand as if bestowing a blessing.
Frontier courtship
2
He smiled, less like a boss offering employment, more like a king bestowing a blessing.
The Guardian
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And yet-therewas the umpire with his hand raised, as if he were the Pope bestowing a blessing.
A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories
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She pressed her palm against Jennifer's forehead and let it linger as though bestowing a blessing on the child.
Burning bright
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On that first night, he had humbly served Finn soup and made up his bed before bestowing a blessing.
Book of lost threads
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Because you have graciously appeared at my prayer, please do not depart without bestowing a blessing on my friends.
Autobiography of a Yogi
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The Supreme Pontiff was bent over a bonsai tree, his hand over the tiny, twisted branch as if he were bestowing a blessing.
The Hyperion Cantos
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I rose at the dawn, and, without asking or bestowing a blessing, sallied forth into the highroad to the city, which passed near the house.
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
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Bestowing a blessing on his guest, the padre sought his breviary.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
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