blessed event

Example Sentences

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And it’s possible, if not probable, that much more Mariner heartbreak lies ahead before the blessed event.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2019

The audience first meets Grover Horvath a few months after his birth, and it’s clear neither Hannah nor Marnie have been changed too much by the blessed event.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2017

Also, Laganja was sent packing after this number, so it is a twice blessed event.

From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2016

As we await the blessed event, the executive director of New York City Audubon, Glenn Phillips, responds to readers’ questions about Bobby and Rosie’s sleeping and eating habits and the effects of pesticides on raptors.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2012

For the next two weeks I whirled around the city going to doctors, taking vitamin shots and pills, buying clothes for the baby, and except for the rare moments alone, enjoying the imminent blessed event.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou