providential
Example Sentences
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Many a past biographer has observed that Lincoln understood himself as an actor in a providential drama.
From Washington Post
Ultimately, the delayed renovation may have turned out to be providential for Geffen.
From New York Times
Barring providential interferences, damages likely will be catastrophic for millions of people, wildlife, agriculture and, surely, the state’s chief economic driver, tourism.
From Washington Post
But the return of “Top Gun” when the world is warring, burning and slaughtering amid shortages, inflation and planetary despair, seems poetic if not providential.
From Washington Post
The trip had been booked months in advance — a providential twist, he said.
From Washington Post
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