How to Use heaven in a Sentence

heaven

noun
  • Our baby is a gift from heaven.
  • He hopes to go to Heaven when he dies.
  • She prayed to God in Heaven.
  • Please give me the strength from the heavens above and watch over me!
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 28 Jan. 2020
  • On its face, the move feels like a match made in slow-food heaven.
    — Mrussell, oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023
  • But also its heavens and me alive there in its midst.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The ball hit the back of the rim and soared into the heavens.
    — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Rich pecans and chocolate are a match made in dessert heaven.
    — Cheryl Slocum, Country Living, 4 Nov. 2010
  • The movie is more style than substance, but heavens, what style.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 July 2021
  • Or to just kick back, soak in the starry heavens above, and just be.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • His best chance to catch a glimpse of the heavens comes here and now, before sunup.
    — [email protected], Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2014
  • The heavens have opened and there are now Target drive-thrus.
    — Monique O. Madan, miamiherald, 21 Apr. 2018
  • Oh, heavens to Betsy, not the chest hair!
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026
  • And then the heavens opened just as the designers took their bow.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
  • But during the drive to our building the heavens opened once more.
    — Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 20 June 2019
  • That isn't to say all is peaceful and quiet in the heavens right now.
    — refinery29.com, 1 July 2018
  • Brussels sprouts and bacon are a match made in side-dish heaven.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The base conceit is that in the end, your passion leads to your heaven.
    — SI.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • It's all painted a cheery blue to match the heavens where the souls are headed.
    — Rick Steves, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2019
  • With a flash and a bone-rattling bang, the lightning bolt came out of the heavens.
    — Eric Adler july 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
  • There was scarce a cloud in the heavens, yet the sky… appeared as black as if a storm was raging.
    — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Mark Aleman poured beer all over himself and looked to the heavens.
    — Mark Collette, Houston Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2017
  • The most beautiful thing is to fly in the heavens with the angels that are the birds.
    — National Geographic, 4 Jan. 2018
  • And in true Dolly fashion, her blonde hair is teased to the heavens.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 16 June 2023
  • The sky was the limit, or maybe not, and extended to the heavens far above.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • The Maldives, with its lagoons and reefs, is a heaven on earth.
    — Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
  • Cooking with loved ones is a special kind of heaven to me, and my heart surged at the thought of this event.
    — Rebecca Horrigan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2020
  • White and brown are a match made in sartorial heaven.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This celestial name evokes the sky, stars, and all the beauty of the heavens above.
    — Fiona Tapp, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Front ski pointed to the heavens, the other toward the earth’s core.
    — Nick Paumgarten, Outside Online, 11 July 2018

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