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godsend
[ god-send ]
noun
- an unexpected thing or event that is particularly welcome and timely, as if sent by God.
godsend
/ ˈɡɒdˌsɛnd /
noun
- a person or thing that comes unexpectedly but is particularly welcome
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of godsend1
Example Sentences
Once upon a time, Google’s Disavow Links tool seemed like a godsend to SEO practitioners everywhere.
What’s more, unlike the lines that are sure to develop at mountainside ski lifts in traditional resorts this winter, cross-country skiing is a godsend for those seeking physically distanced activities.
Anything a thru-hiker isn’t likely to carry themselves, from fruit and soda to cheeseburgers, will be a godsend.
A blessing in disguise’Looking back, Metcalf views his draft-day fall as a godsend.
We also spent time with the two Natchez Network Immigrant Support volunteers who were godsends in the chaotic days before Yariel’s release.
Bob McDonnell went from GOP family-values godsend to blaming everything on his ‘nut bag’ wife.
When Hamas emerged as an increasingly powerful threat at the turn of the century, “Mosab was a godsend,” remembers Bar-Zohar.
Today, Google Books and other searchable text databases have been a godsend.
These sticks are a great help, and the wooden crash-helmets—a comparatively recent invention—are a godsend.
Plus, the Russian government decided to film the trial with as many as five cameras, which proved a godsend for the filmmakers.
Looking at the matter in that light, would not such a trial be a godsend to the people of Hamworth?
The post Power offered him was a veritable godsend, and he, in his way, became infinitely useful to his employer.
Then leaving a bundle of magazines and illustrated papers on the table—a godsend to the men—he said good-bye and went out.
I know about how he felt and all and I sort of look on your coming at this particular time as a kind of a godsend.
We assured him we should give no trouble, and we were so wet and cold that any roof and shelter were a godsend.
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