miracle
noun
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
miracles
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pluralof miracle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Painted on wood, it was attached to his mummified body, a reminder that magic didn’t always have the power to work miracles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
"It's like layer upon layer of layer of miracles" that they found two men on Friday, he said, given that the multiple challenges they faced.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Their supporters don't expect miracles, but wanting a piece of what Bodo/Glimt, Midtjylland, Freiburg, Rayo Vallecano and others had, or still have, is not unreasonable given the spending power that Celtic have.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Such minor miracles are everywhere in the history of horror, which has always been something of cinema’s dank basement, and its most fertile ground for low-fi creativity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
There were wonders for sale, and marvels, and miracles; there were things undreamed-of and objects unimagined.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
