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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Bloomberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
So far, the Horford deal has been an absolute boon for the 2-1 Warriors.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Ohtani has also been a boon to baseball’s overall business in Japan, and that is shared equally by all 30 teams.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
That part of Sennott’s life was a legitimate boon to her career.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Relief on that levy—which stacks on top of Liberation Day tariffs—could be a boon for the Asian nation at a time when domestic demand is weak.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
So far, the Horford deal has been an absolute boon for the 2-1 Warriors.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Ohtani has also been a boon to baseball’s overall business in Japan, and that is shared equally by all 30 teams.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
That part of Sennott’s life was a legitimate boon to her career.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Boon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boon. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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