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Definition of "heaven-sent" []

  • Occurring at an opportune time; providential. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "heaven-sent" in a sentence
  • "On a walk one day, as I mulled over this “fact,” a butterfly fluttered toward me as if heaven-sent."
  • "Here we have a striking lookalike, a great actress, and heaven-sent source material."
  • "A quick survey through the collected correspondence showed that most of the women involved were under the impression that Richard Whatever was their heaven-sent soul mate."
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