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How to pronounce godsend in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bonanza, boom, bunce, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall
Type of happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent

Examples of godsend

godsend
For families with infants and preschoolers, these travel bargains are a godsend.
From the abcnews.go.com
To find one on their doorstep, delivered for nothing, would have been a godsend.
From the independent.co.uk
An instrument to haul the baby out, alive and intact, would have been a godsend.
From the newscientist.com
Although this might sound like pseudoscience, I've found oxygen to be a godsend.
From the stltoday.com
Julia Gillard's arrival has been a godsend for the female impersonator industry.
From the smh.com.au
In the case of Sader's sick father John, however, Hogan's wealth was a godsend.
From the suntimes.com
Rosemont resident Barbara Reagan said the program was a godsend for her family.
From the sacbee.com
A younger generation embracing a meatless diet would be a godsend for the planet.
From the dailyherald.com
The format demands brevity and succinctness and is a godsend during busy times.
From the nytimes.com
More examples
  • Boom: a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"
  • Godsend is a 2004 American/Canadian horror film, and is directed by Nick Hamm. The score is by Brian Tyler.
  • "Godsend" is the twelfth episode of the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes.
  • The Godsend is a horror novel by author Bernard Taylor. It is his debut novel and was first published in 1976 by Souvenir Press.
  • An unexpected good fortune or benefit; a windfall