heaven knows
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“Moonshot” might inspire others to devote themselves to the hard work of making effective vaccines — heaven knows we need them for diseases including tuberculosis, malaria and beyond.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2022
“It’s a little piece of happy news, and heaven knows we need it.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2021
After heaven knows how long, they made their way home, with George driving “at no more than 10 miles an hour” all the way back to Esher.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2020
Miller and his writers must be aware of these critiques; heaven knows there have been many.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2019
Then, heaven knows from what quarter of the world, fatality brought in Odysseus to the swineherd’s wood far up the island.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
