minor miracle

Examples of minor miracle in a sentence

• This was generally voted a minor miracle, and the Effendi was respected—for a day or two.1874, Sir Richard Francis Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, Volume 1, page 193:
• The engineers at AMC have wrought a minor miracle in modifying this archaic transmission so that it is merely inconvenient instead of being an outright disappointment.1970 January, “AMC Javelin 390 SST”, in Car and Driver, retrieved 04 Aug 2016:
• Getting a dial tone and holding a conversation free of static are minor miracles.1998 March 8, Clifford Krauss, “Dialing for Dollars in Brazil's Telephone Privatization”, in New York Times, retrieved 04 Aug 2016:
• Richard Dunwoody . . . did however perform one minor miracle; managing to eat a bowl of cereal on horseback while looking at the camera and still finding his mouth with the spoon without spillage.2009 March 30, Marcus Armytage, “Racing Diary”, in Telegraph, UK, retrieved 04 Aug 2016:

Synonyms of minor miracle

• small miracle

Forms of minor miracle

Questions about minor miracle

What does minor miracle mean?

Minor miracle means an improbable, unexpected, or surprising achievement or other occurrence that is fortunate and agreeable.

How do you use minor miracle in a sentence?

This was generally voted a minor miracle, and the Effendi was respected—for a day or two.

What part of speech is minor miracle?

Minor miracle is a noun.

What is the plural of minor miracle?

The plural of minor miracle is minor miracles.