deus ex machina
Example Sentences
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For Apple, as for Jobs, the whole episode involved the kind of deus ex machina you could never get away with in fiction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Jeeves is a deus ex machina; we learn almost nothing about him, except for imperturbability and skill at solving the crises that Bertie falls into through his pure cloth-headedness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
Although some have deluded themselves into thinking the contrary, there will be no deus ex machina moment to stop this from happening.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2024
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
“A deus ex machina, then, in a double sense,” said Dr. Calvin, dryly.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
