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- adjective
unexpectedly beneficial
Etymologies
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Examples
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Each cruel, barbarian action is godsent and for both sides.
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Getting the real thing can be pricy but if you're on your feet all day they're a godsent - though if you're bold enough to begin wearing stays, expect the usual commentary from family, health workers etc.
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Call us cynical, then, when the Bush administration trumpeted what could only be a godsent decline in the destruction of wetlands -- a trend which has worried opponents of rampant development for a generation.
Beyond Bashing Bush: Grassroots environmentalism and the prospect for a populist resurgence 2006
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The godsent, spill-proof "sippy-cup" is being linked to speech defects (toddlers sucking the cup's straw rather than graduating to real cups leads to lazy tongues) and cavities (constant sugary liquid intake).
Boing Boing: February 10, 2002 - February 16, 2002 Archives 2002
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The first was their lead, no more than thirty seconds, over the pursuers; the second was a godsent bend in the scrub-edged track; and the third was the rough mental map of the surrounding territory with which he had thoughtfully forearmed himself on his arrival.
Salvage for the Saint Charteris, Leslie, 1907- 1983
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It is obviously not in the least probable that the French secret service will neglect its godsent opportunities.
Jimgrim Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1931
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Finding WordPress was like a godsent for me with its simple interface, categories and tags and hit tracking which was something Xanga never had.
Anime Nano! 2009
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Getting rid of stupid clients would be godsent for any admin in the world.
Slashdot: Developers 2009
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I have the godsent food of birds and an olive tree beyond the ken of time.
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Graphic Therapy (also enjoyable on sunny weekends, should you live somewhere there is one) is up, filled with quirky details about wedding hook-ups, party-throwing mice, and godsent porta-potties.
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