the moon, stars, and other heavenly bodies had a heavenly time at the dance
Recent Examples on the WebThe parade of heavenly musical numbers are orchestrated and arranged by Daniel Kluger for 21st century sensibilities. Charles Mcnulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 The sequence is unadorned in a way that could seem lazy: just one long approaching shot on Newton-John, who's encased in a pre-digital heavenly light that reads today as a Tim and Eric special effect. Darren Franich, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2022 Written by Breland, Zachary Manno and Lady A’s Charles Kelley, this track puts the soulful leanings both Breland and Kelley are known for front and center, and together, these harmonies are heavenly. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2022 There’s the one where an all-powerful deity conjures everything in six days, and the version where a more anthropomorphic god rolls up his heavenly sleeves and makes man from clay. Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Aug. 2022 The brand wanted to pay homage to its home, the City of Angels, by creating an airy, heavenly space. Kristen Shirley, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Hyperion, the 380-foot coastal redwood named after the Greek Titan god of heavenly light, is in California’s Redwood National Park in Humboldt County, a six-hour drive north of San Francisco. Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 With the spread of literacy, anagrams and acrostics became an alternative medium for heavenly messaging. Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 28 July 2022 Somebody's got to be a heavenly cop out there and tell the truth. Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of heavenly was before the 12th century