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
“As a matter of fact, I’ve been known to take a perfectly normal rainy day as a personal insult. So this is absolute manna to me.”
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Vocabulary lists containing manna
The Merchant of Venice
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