manna from heaven

Example Sentences

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The 1980s reforms were like manna from heaven for him.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

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

The sight of Lopez-Padilla’s silver Jeep pulling up to the Lost City encampment on Thursday felt, to some residents, like a miracle — like manna from heaven.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2023

Dressed in a devil-red outfit, RiRi began her set descending from on high like manna from heaven, blessing the fans with what we’d all been craving for so long: a bit of her old self.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2023

He flung himself up and down the aisles, receiving the journals as if they were manna from heaven.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech