fairy godmother

Example Sentences

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"Role modelling kindness is a great message to young people, that someone out there is like a fairy godmother looking after them," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

If your greatest wish is for McDonald’s to offer a Luther Burger, your fairy godmother has good news.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2024

Who doesn’t love a fairy godmother who can make a few calls to reduce your problems if not make them entirely vanish?

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2024

Reece, wearing a flowy mint green dress with butterflies in her hair, floats around the tables like a crafting fairy godmother with words of encouragement and reminders that this isn’t a competition.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Somehow Gilly would have been less surprised if the woman had said fairy godmother.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson