angels
Example Sentences
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Children arrived naughty and finished like angels, full of ideas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
It is also where Abraham Lincoln, as the nation stood on the brink of Civil War, appealed to “the better angels of our nature.”
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
In the message, recorded before the crash, Javed described a dream: two angels had come for him and, before taking him away, bathed him in a fragrance that smelled of roses.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Again, and again and again, our constitutional structure is a testament to the idea that if men were angels, we wouldn’t need government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
“Ach, mein Gott! It is good angels come to us!” said the poor woman, crying for joy.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
