by some miracle
idiom
: surprisingly : amazingly
By some miracle, I was on time for work every day this week.
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Then, by some miracle, the apocalypse was called off (or at least postponed).
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 25 July 2025
But also, does Riri go bad, all the way there, and by some miracle, does Parker have to stop her now?
—EW.com, 2 July 2025
And by some miracle, she's been able to produce milk to feed the litter.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
According to Polanski, although food was scarce, by some miracle Ryszard’s mother, Regina, managed to procure hot chocolate for the kids.
—Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
The audience’s engagement has only felt stronger as these rooms have continued to, by some miracle, expand.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
And yet, by some miracle, Torres is back on HBO, June 7, with his weirdest and most wonderful creation to date.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 7 June 2024
Bruce and the motorcycle slid beneath the truck; by some miracle, the vehicle came to a halt before killing the boy.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
If by some miracle the perpetually online actually bought tickets to see Morbius in a theater, well, great.
—Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 6 June 2022
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 25 July 2025
But also, does Riri go bad, all the way there, and by some miracle, does Parker have to stop her now?
—EW.com, 2 July 2025
And by some miracle, she's been able to produce milk to feed the litter.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
According to Polanski, although food was scarce, by some miracle Ryszard’s mother, Regina, managed to procure hot chocolate for the kids.
—Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
The audience’s engagement has only felt stronger as these rooms have continued to, by some miracle, expand.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
And yet, by some miracle, Torres is back on HBO, June 7, with his weirdest and most wonderful creation to date.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 7 June 2024
Bruce and the motorcycle slid beneath the truck; by some miracle, the vehicle came to a halt before killing the boy.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
If by some miracle the perpetually online actually bought tickets to see Morbius in a theater, well, great.
—Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 6 June 2022
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