as in lucky
coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly
a heaven-sent offer to be the all-expenses-paid chaperone to some students on a trip to Paris
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Recent Examples of heaven-sent
We all heaven-sent / Epstein too.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026
And peer mentors are heaven-sent.
—Raynee Howell, Oklahoma Watch, 9 Feb. 2026
So when my editor asked me to cover the SOUL Wellness Retreat in Los Cabos, the opportunity seemed heaven-sent.
—Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Long wearing makeup is a heaven-sent during white hot summers, especially when they are formulated with skin loving ingredients.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Phrased that way, mobile phones almost sound heaven-sent.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Offstage trumpets were piped through the crown of the pavilion stage, sounding mysteriously heaven-sent.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Abbie Stockard believes her new title was heaven-sent.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026
And peer mentors are heaven-sent.
—Raynee Howell, Oklahoma Watch, 9 Feb. 2026
So when my editor asked me to cover the SOUL Wellness Retreat in Los Cabos, the opportunity seemed heaven-sent.
—Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Long wearing makeup is a heaven-sent during white hot summers, especially when they are formulated with skin loving ingredients.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Phrased that way, mobile phones almost sound heaven-sent.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Offstage trumpets were piped through the crown of the pavilion stage, sounding mysteriously heaven-sent.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Abbie Stockard believes her new title was heaven-sent.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heaven-sent
Adjective
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Your 3rd House of Information and your 11th House of Community are both boosted by the Moon’s trine to lucky Jupiter.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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John, lucky in everything, had received the enhancing admixture of dark, French Mediterranean, Bouvier blood.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Democrats are against them and happy to blame them for rising prices.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The first lady spoke as well, wishing all Americans a happy Easter.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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One risk too many in what had seemed the most fortunate of lives.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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In their next at-bat, the Padres took advantage of another fortunate ball hit in the air and tied the game.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Heaven-sent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heaven-sent. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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