minor miracle
noun
: something good that is not very likely to happen but does happen
Doctors described her recovery as a minor miracle.
Examples of minor miracle in a Sentence
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Barring a minor miracle, Quinn expects Musk’s case to be thrown out at the first opportunity.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
But here and now, the show makes a persuasive case that every morsel of food is nothing short of a minor miracle.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
Their high-contact lineup had a better chance to string singles together than most, but stringing hits together against major league pitching these days takes a minor miracle.
—Chelsea Janes, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
All of which makes the NSO’s sudden convergence into solid, familiar musical form onstage after stage in city after city feel something like a minor miracle.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Winning five of the first six games at UNLV is a minor miracle.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2023
Even a minor miracle in her favor — securing a Section 8 voucher for housing — was no promise of getting off the streets.
—Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
The crowd embraced even the sadder or more emotionally ambiguous songs, which seemed like a minor miracle.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2023
Looking back, Gilroy sees Andor as a minor miracle.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
But here and now, the show makes a persuasive case that every morsel of food is nothing short of a minor miracle.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
Their high-contact lineup had a better chance to string singles together than most, but stringing hits together against major league pitching these days takes a minor miracle.
—Chelsea Janes, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
All of which makes the NSO’s sudden convergence into solid, familiar musical form onstage after stage in city after city feel something like a minor miracle.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Winning five of the first six games at UNLV is a minor miracle.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2023
Even a minor miracle in her favor — securing a Section 8 voucher for housing — was no promise of getting off the streets.
—Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
The crowd embraced even the sadder or more emotionally ambiguous songs, which seemed like a minor miracle.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2023
Looking back, Gilroy sees Andor as a minor miracle.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
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“Minor miracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20miracle. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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