manna

Example Sentences

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When I got home, I flung myself onto the couch, basking in the AC’s icy coolness as if it were manna from heaven.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

Turns out, an intermittent schedule of reinforcement — occasional pellets of counterfeit love dispensed like unpredictable manna — proves most effective to keep us pressing.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024

"I can think of three people specifically at this moment in time who it will be manna from heaven to get their debts cleared without having to find the £90 fee."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024

But as a person who enjoys marveling at the incredible weirdos who get elected in this country, I have to admit that the George Santos saga was like manna from heaven.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2023

Loading up on free wood was like gathering manna from heaven, and how could a person be completely cynical about that?

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols