manna
Example Sentences
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The 1980s reforms were like manna from heaven for him.
From BBC
A few weeks later, a reservation at Camélia in the Arts District presented itself like manna from heaven.
From Los Angeles Times
When I got home, I flung myself onto the couch, basking in the AC’s icy coolness as if it were manna from heaven.
From Los Angeles Times
Turns out, an intermittent schedule of reinforcement — occasional pellets of counterfeit love dispensed like unpredictable manna — proves most effective to keep us pressing.
From Salon
"As soon as you are able to obfuscate the true nature of a URL, that is manna for scammers," he says.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
