How to Use act of God in a Sentence
act of God
noun phrase-
Your electric bill is not an act of God.
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Josh Elliott,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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That interest isn’t an act of God.
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Josh Elliott,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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There are those who insist that what happened last summer was an act of God.
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Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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And not even acts of God should be allowed to take Aaron Judge out of the lineup.
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Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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All of us are here because, over millennia of acts of God and wars and disease, our ancestors trusted the hours.
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Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Disasters were once considered an act of God—tragically inevitable in their devastation.
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Manann Donoghoe,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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In voice-over, one of them explains that there won’t be an investigation; there’s no constable anywhere nearby, and treating the disaster as an act of God at least maintains unity.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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The attorney general alleged the marketers used force majeure clauses, attributed to acts of God, to cancel natural gas contracts and resell gas at higher spot prices.
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Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
3 Feb. 2026
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That’s according to an independent analysis of crash reports the company has disclosed to the government, which found that most of the 45 serious accidents involving Waymos were the fault of other motorists or seemingly an act of God.
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Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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