heaven-sent
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of heaven-sent
First recorded in 1640–50
Example Sentences
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Zakee’s “Ring My Bell” clip prompted other TikTok users to weigh in with their own stories of wins that seemed heaven-sent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
"My long, high-tech underwear was heaven-sent - effective and very, very welcome," she says, grimacing slightly at the memory of being so chilly.
From BBC • May 11, 2022
"Genius is kind of heaven-sent or a gift you have from birth. Genius is paradigm-shifting. Genius is something that's sustainable. Right?"
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2021
A sleeping trumpet player dreams that he is a heaven-sent angel whose mystical horn will signal Armageddon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2020
To the middle classes of the 17th century he seemed a heaven-sent philosopher and guide, and was only less popular than Francis Quarles the poet.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
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