deus ex machina
Example Sentences
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A kind of deus ex machina, he pops into the novel at key points, offering incredible amounts of money like a possibly sinister fairy godmother in a Brothers Grimm tale.
From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024
With truth under assault and accountability seemingly non-existent, a billion-dollar bullhorn sharing micro-targeted messages on multiple platforms may not be an ideal deus ex machina, but it is the one our info-siloed public square demands.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2024
The deus ex machina of assisted reproduction can be a blessing or a curse, depending on the god who sent the machine.
From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024
You know the markers: the quaintly named characters whose destinies match their monikers, the hammer-to-the-head foreshadowing, the dreaded deus ex machina.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2023
I’m still fantasizing that a deus ex machina will descend from the heavens to resolve the situation.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
