Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Occurring at an opportune time; providential.
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- adjective
fortunate ,appropriate orprovidential , as if ordained byGod
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
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Examples
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For those of us advocating the first-time use of the Article V convention option in the US Constitution it seemed like heaven-sent blessing that the Wall Street Journal the other day published an oped article by Virginia state legislator James M. LeMunyon, a Republican.
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But if Qualcomm is unable to sort out its license mess, it would be as if Reliance got a heaven-sent monopoly in these two markets.
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As long as you conform to the heaven-sent prescription of layers of cake, fruit, booze, custard and cream, you'll be in for a Christmas treat.
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This is triply sad because Mr. Obama, just this week, was handed a heaven-sent opportunity, a gift beyond his deserts.
If Only Obama Had Been This Guy Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011
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When soaking her in mud fails, and when her hands drive him away -- an event punctuated by heaven-sent lightning -- he insists that father chop off her hands.
Leo Stutzin: 'Wild Bride' At The Berkeley Rep: Serious Enchantment Leo Stutzin 2011
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On a walk one day, as I mulled over this “fact,” a butterfly fluttered toward me as if heaven-sent.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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Here we have a striking lookalike, a great actress, and heaven-sent source material.
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On a walk one day, as I mulled over this “fact,” a butterfly fluttered toward me as if heaven-sent.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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A quick survey through the collected correspondence showed that most of the women involved were under the impression that Richard Whatever was their heaven-sent soul mate.
Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011
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When soaking her in mud fails, and when her hands drive him away -- an event punctuated by heaven-sent lightning -- he insists that father chop off her hands.
Leo Stutzin: 'Wild Bride' At The Berkeley Rep: Serious Enchantment Leo Stutzin 2011
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