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
It’s a subject that seems heaven-sent for Ijames, a writer who combines sharp social commentary with outrageous comedy, as anyone who saw the Geffen Playhouse production of “Fat Ham” can attest.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024
"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
It considered Sunday rather as a heaven-sent opportunity for much comfortable beer-drinking, attendance on a Turn-verein, and for enormous family gatherings around a big dinner.
From Rough-Hewn by Canfield, Dorothy
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