heaven-sent

[ hev-uhn-sent ]

/ ˈhɛv ənˌsɛnt /

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adjective

providentially opportune: A heaven-sent rain revived the crops.

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Origin of heaven-sent

First recorded in 1640–50

Words nearby heaven-sent

heaven, heaven-born, heaven knows, heavenly, heavenly days, heaven-sent, heavenward, heavenwards, heave-off hinge, heaves, heave to

How to use heaven-sent in a sentence

My agent at the time sent that tape to SNL and then they asked me to come in for an audition.
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From there we took the train to Nice, France, but the French border control caught us and sent us back to Italy.
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I suspect [Teresa] will get money sent in to her, so she can shop at the commissary.
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Leelah Alcorn's message was sent, and heard, and things started changing.
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President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division to force Faubus to admit the students to Central High School.
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I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
The Spaniards captured two schooners, having on board 22 officers and 30 men, all of whom were hanged or sent to the mines.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Undesirable inhabitants of the country are being sent away, especially the Japanese, who are more dangerous than the Chinese.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Twice a year the formal invitation was sent out by the old nobleman to his only son, and to his two nephews.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Messa urges the king to send a new governor, and gives his advice as to the character of him who should be sent.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various

British Dictionary definitions for heaven-sent

heaven-sent

adjective

providential; fortunatea heaven-sent opportunity

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