Godsend
['gɒdsend] or ['ɡɑd,sɛnd]
Definition
(n.) Something sent by God; an unexpected acquisiton or piece of good fortune.
Editor: Vito
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Windfall, unexpected gift, good luck, piece of good fortune, piece of good luck.
Checker: Terrance
Examples
- It was a godsend; and I inwardly thanked the God who had vouchsafed it. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- You come as a godsend, said Richard, for I have seen nobody here yet but Vholes. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- To have Provis for an upper lodger is quite a godsend to Mrs. Whimple, said Herbert, for of course people in general won't stand that noise. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The arrival of an American man-of-war is a godsend to them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This bird was a godsend to us, and I should be an ingrate if I forgot to make honorable mention of him in these pages. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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