ministering angel
Example Sentences
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The secret of her appeal and depth is that she is a ministering angel who also ministers to herself.
From Time Magazine Archive
One Mrs. Austen now played ministering angel to Ben's despair, ar ranged for the anonymous publication of an other society novel, better than his abortive first.
From Time Magazine Archive
Strange fellow!—why was he so antagonistic to people when his profession made him a ministering angel to humanity?
From Banked Fires by Savi, E. W. (Ethel Winifred)
Time is humanity's best friend, and should be pictured as a ministering angel, instead of a skeleton with hour-glass and scythe.
From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by Lloyd, John Uri
“And with such a little ministering angel to intercede for him,” muttered the vicar, as the door closed.
From The Parson O' Dumford by Fenn, George Manville
