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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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
MrBeast has proven a boon for some on East Carolina’s campus, but especially for the school itself.
—Chris Quintana, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Robert Carroll, a New York state assemblyman who represents Brooklyn, said given the research showing more affluent consumers are more likely to buy online, $3 is not going to break the bank, and such a fee could be a boon to the state’s infrastructure budget.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
While that’s a boon for remote areas looking for the reliable internet service SpaceX strives to provide, astronomers have concerns.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
With potential regulatory fights to come, this is a potential boon and is a way of circumventing content quotas and other obligations that European countries want to establish.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
MrBeast has proven a boon for some on East Carolina’s campus, but especially for the school itself.
—Chris Quintana, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Robert Carroll, a New York state assemblyman who represents Brooklyn, said given the research showing more affluent consumers are more likely to buy online, $3 is not going to break the bank, and such a fee could be a boon to the state’s infrastructure budget.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
While that’s a boon for remote areas looking for the reliable internet service SpaceX strives to provide, astronomers have concerns.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Boon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boon. Accessed 18 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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