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heaven-sent

American

[hev-uhn-sent] / ˈhɛv ənˌsɛnt /

adjective

providentially opportune.

A heaven-sent rain revived the crops.

heaven-sent British

adjective

providential; fortunate

a heaven-sent opportunity

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

There are 90 works in Rose Wylie: The Picture Comes First, a show she tells me was "heaven-sent".

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Michael Powell’s dreamy “The Tales of Hoffman,” in its heaven-sent Technicolor.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

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

I'll—I'll get down on my knees to that heaven-sent dog," sobbed the guest, "and apologize to him.

From Lad: A Dog by Terhune, Albert Payson

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