heavenly
Example Sentences
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His fugues are a draftsman’s rendering of heavenly splendor.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
There is something elementally heavenly about the smell of alliums cooking in butter.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025
The sparkle implies heavenly powers but not the type that a person might misuse.
From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025
Claudius has made himself a monarch again, standing at the head of a shrieking horde of desperate peasantry who believe he can unbar the door to that heavenly place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
The Anne Frank who enjoyed that heavenly existence was completely different from the one who has grown wise within these walls.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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