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
There are 90 works in Rose Wylie: The Picture Comes First, a show she tells me was "heaven-sent".
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
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
Ever since, the explosiveness of Erivo’s voice — an earthy yet heaven-sent soprano that aches with perseverance and grace — has beencausing jaws to droplike anvils .
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2019
What if the help, heaven-sent, beyond hope and beyond expectation, which had removed their fears, were after all to fail them?
From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.
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