minor miracle
noun
: something good that is not very likely to happen but does happen
Doctors described her recovery as a minor miracle.
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New England had one of the worst offensive lines and receiving corps in the league, so the rookie quarterback finding success in that environment was a minor miracle.
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
That Lunsford, a three-sport star and starting quarterback for Green Mountain’s football team, is among those Rams is a minor miracle.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
And each free and fair election is a minor miracle.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
The fact that Mackie puts the thing on his own mighty shoulders (with some help from talented castmates) and keeps it watchable is a minor miracle.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
There were five fumbles Sunday, and the Bills, in a minor miracle, recovered all five.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
With a minuscule Republican majority, that could take a minor miracle.
—ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Deion Sanders and Colorado coughed up control of their destiny in the Big 12 title race, now needing a minor miracle to reach the Playoff.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Making any video game is a minor miracle, and the developer of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (out now), GSC Game World, has defied the odds by finishing the game amid Russia’s invasion of its home country, Ukraine.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
That Lunsford, a three-sport star and starting quarterback for Green Mountain’s football team, is among those Rams is a minor miracle.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
And each free and fair election is a minor miracle.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
The fact that Mackie puts the thing on his own mighty shoulders (with some help from talented castmates) and keeps it watchable is a minor miracle.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
There were five fumbles Sunday, and the Bills, in a minor miracle, recovered all five.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
With a minuscule Republican majority, that could take a minor miracle.
—ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Deion Sanders and Colorado coughed up control of their destiny in the Big 12 title race, now needing a minor miracle to reach the Playoff.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Making any video game is a minor miracle, and the developer of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (out now), GSC Game World, has defied the odds by finishing the game amid Russia’s invasion of its home country, Ukraine.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Minor miracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20miracle. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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