second blessing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of second blessing
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The car proved as resilient as its owner — a second blessing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
And if the project is a success, that is your second blessing.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2016
When he was done, I recited the second blessing and the prayer that thanks God when a serious accident has been avoided.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
And most of them would have to experience something more illuminating and stringent even than the "second blessing" before they could be made to see the matter differently.
From A Circuit Rider's Wife by Harris, Corra
It's a wonder she feels like she have got any ease at all, much less a second blessing.
From The Road to Providence by Daviess, Maria Thompson
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