miracle

noun mir·a·cle \ ˈmir-i-kəl \

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Examples: miracle in a Sentence

Definition of miracle

1 : an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs

the healing miracles described in the Gospels

2 : an extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment

The bridge is a miracle of engineering.

3 Christian Science : a divinely natural phenomenon experienced humanly as the fulfillment of spiritual law

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Examples of miracle in a Sentence

She believed that God had given her the power to work miracles.
It would take a miracle for this team to win.
the miracle of his recovery
These days, thanks to the miracle of television, we can watch events happening on the other side of the world.

Recent Examples of miracle from the Web

By some meteorological miracle, that’s exactly what happened in the eastern Texas Panhandle and northwestern Oklahoma.

— matthew cappucci, Washington Post, "Fire and rain: Here’s how a wildfire sparked a freak thunderstorm in Texas," 17 May 2018
Thanks for being such a kickass team and accomplishing miracles every day.

— johana bhuiyan, Recode, "Elon Musk wants to personally approve any Tesla expenditure more than $1 million," 17 Apr. 2018
The Coast Guard searched the area of the Destination’s last transmission for days, hoping for a miracle, or at least a body.

— Outside Online, "In Search of the Vanished Destination," 17 Apr. 2018
Today, Brennan Walker is alive and in school, abetted by the miracle that the police believed his account and the man who shot at him, retired firefighter Jeffery Zeigler, left the safety on his weapon.

— ellen mcgirt, Fortune, "Starbucks CEO Apologizes for "Reprehensible" Incident in Philadelphia," 16 Apr. 2018
Until some miracle genetic mutation eradicates hair loss altogether, we're faced with receding hairlines, thinning crowns, and power donuts.

— adam hurly, Esquire, "The Best Haircuts for Men With Thinning Hair," 14 Feb. 2018
Led by Oscar Ramirez, Costa Rica knows its national team will never be a favorite, but is capable of miracles on the pitch.

— josé luis sánchez pando, chicagotribune.com, "World Cup Group E preview: Brazil out for the reconquest," 30 May 2018
There’s something in this type of experience that calls back to the English Romantic poets, particularly Keats and Wordsworth, and their desire to connect the grandest thoughts with nature’s small miracles.

— josephine livingstone, The New Republic, "Shaking the Tree," 30 May 2018
By taking a proactive approach to treating the mental and physical symptoms of infertility, the sometimes-challenging journey to reaching that miracle will be that much easier.

— samantha saltz, m.d., miamiherald, "Few discuss the emotional toll of struggling to conceive a child," 30 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of miracle

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin mīrāculum, going back to Latin, "something amazing, marvel," from mīrārī "to be surprised, look with wonder at" + -culum, suffix of instrument (going back to Indo-European *-tlom) — more at admire

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First Known Use: 12th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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