Used in a Sentence

heavenly

How to use heavenly in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for heavenly.

Editorial note

Of course there are: C99 initializers are heavenly and they don't exist in C++.

Examples11
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of heavenly gathered in one view.

adjective

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts"

adjective

of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body"

adjective

of or belonging to heaven or god

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for heavenly.

adjective

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts"

adjective

of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body"

adjective

of or belonging to heaven or god

Example sentences

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Of course there are: C99 initializers are heavenly and they don't exist in C++.

2

However, they are not always hellish, nor always heavenly.

3

Keepass + A fileshare service to sync your database to all devices is heavenly.

4

Transmission-remote-gtk used as a client for it is heavenly.

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Astronomy taught us that our earth isn't the center of the universe but merely one of billions of heavenly bodies.

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I tried getting into haskell probably 3 times before it really stuck with me. After getting over the initial hump it's heavenly.

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The Supreme Court is not some kind of heavenly authority, they are just as capable as making the wrong decision as any other branch of government.

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It's not exactly "office productivity", but OneNote with a stylus is heavenly for taking notes in-class.

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What Nolan presents is symbolic: we see Cobb's judgment and forgiveness of sins at immigration, and then his reunion with his family in the heavenly garden.

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Broadening the possibility of salvation from the Jews to the Gentiles, transitioning the focus of spirituality from the Roman material world to the heavenly next.

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I believe he was paraphrasing Ginsburg, though businessweek may have mangled it somewhat, here's the original:I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by adwords, starving hysterical naked,dragging themselves through the back-linked sites at dawn looking for an angry fix,Angel-headed hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connectionto the starry dynamo in the machinery of night...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use heavenly in a sentence?

Of course there are: C99 initializers are heavenly and they don't exist in C++.

What does heavenly mean?

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts"

What part of speech is heavenly?

heavenly is commonly used as adjective.