deliverance
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, dē-\
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Their deliverance came in the form of nine teenagers. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, "Toting power saws and peanut butter sandwiches, teens rehab run-down homes," 29 June 2018 Many of the patriots, including Washington himself, attributed their deliverance to a kind of divine intervention. — John Williams, New York Times, "Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Fresh Look at Benedict Arnold’s Treason," 24 June 2018 Most were heavily edited, and almost all professed pious gratitude for the gift of deliverance. — Andrew Delbanco, WSJ, "Five Best: Andrew Delbanco on Books on Slavery and the Coming of the Civil War," 30 Nov. 2018 But Argentina’s deliverance could not be that simple, of course. — Rory Smith, New York Times, "Amid Argentina’s Drama, Lionel Messi’s Brilliance Emerges," 26 June 2018 As recently as three weeks ago, Youssefi believed that his next round of chemotherapy - combined with meditation and positive thinking - would result in his deliverance from cancer. — Ryan Lillis And Marcos Bretón, sacbee, "Sacramento developer Ali Youssefi, instrumental in downtown resurgence, dies at age 35," 11 Mar. 2018 As recently as three weeks ago, Youssefi believed that his next round of chemotherapy - combined with meditation and positive thinking - would result in his deliverance from cancer. — Ryan Lillis And Marcos Bretón, sacbee, "Sacramento developer Ali Youssefi, instrumental in downtown resurgence, dies at age 35," 11 Mar. 2018 As recently as three weeks ago, Youssefi believed that his next round of chemotherapy - combined with meditation and positive thinking - would result in his deliverance from cancer. — Ryan Lillis And Marcos Bretón, sacbee, "Sacramento developer Ali Youssefi, instrumental in downtown resurgence, dies at age 35," 11 Mar. 2018 An early spring snowstorm brought a day of deliverance from tests and homework assignments for the District’s public school students. — Perry Stein, Washington Post, "What does it take to call a school snow day? A lot of frantic emails.," 21 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deliverance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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deliverance
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