Examples of boon in a Sentence
Noun
the couple's generous donation was a great boon to the charity's fund-raising campaign
a softhearted man who finds it hard to deny any boon, whether it be for friend or stranger
Adjective
I and my boon companions celebrated that afternoon's victory on the gridiron with a night at a local dance club.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 29 May 2025
The presence of more premium seating and luxury suites in the current Yankee Stadium has been a boon for the franchise.
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The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was sold to the American public as a boon for working families and a catalyst for economic growth.
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Noun
Read on to learn why upping your intake of resistant starch can be a boon for your gut and beyond and exactly how to get more of this good stuff into your diet.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 29 May 2025
The presence of more premium seating and luxury suites in the current Yankee Stadium has been a boon for the franchise.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
Subscribe Counter-intuitive curbs The restrictions are expected to be a boon for the demand and development of local Nvidia alternatives like Huawei, which is working on its own AI chips.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 22 May 2025
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was sold to the American public as a boon for working families and a catalyst for economic growth.
—Lindsay Owens, Time, 22 May 2025
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“Boon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boon. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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boon
2 of 2 adjective
: merry sense 1
a boon companion
Etymology
Noun
Middle English boon "favor," from an early Norse word meaning "a request, plea"
Adjective
Middle English boon, bon "favorable," from early French bon "good," derived from Latin bonus "good" — related to bonus
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