Sentence examples for act of providence from inspiring English sources

The phrase "act of providence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an event or occurrence that is believed to be a result of divine intervention or fate.
Example: "The sudden rain that saved the crops was seen as an act of providence by the farmers."
Alternatives: "divine intervention" or "act of fate".

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It is an act of "providence," Father Wallner said.

She says her escape was an act of providence, and she clings to that miracle as she tries to let go of her misery.

THROUGH a quirk of fate or an act of providence, some of the world's great wines are made in some of its great beauty spots.

"It is like a large act of providence.

Albert Victor's posthumous reputation became so bad that in 1964 Philip Magnus called his death a "merciful act of providence", supporting the theory that his death removed an unsuitable heir to the throne and replaced him with the reliable and sober George V.

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The plot had been so wide-ranging that every pillar of the state monarchy, church, nobility and Parliament could interpret its survival as an act of divine providence.

After he survived an attempt on his life by Gema'a Islamiya (Muslim Group) terrorists in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in June 1995, one of up to eight attempted assassinations over 30 years, he returned to Cairo proclaiming that God had saved him through an act of divine providence, as in 1981.

The punishment of the sinner is not a special act of divine providence to punish him, but rather the natural consequence of the sinner's bad actions.

The punishment of the sinner is not a special act of divine providence; rather it is the natural consequence of his bad action.

13 1 THE PRINCE OF PROVIDENCE, by Mike Stanton.

Or maybe it was simply a matter of providence.

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