How to Use providence in a Sentence

providence

noun
  • Providence is the perfect place for that for so many reasons.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
  • But make no mistake about it, Providence wrestling is back.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Providence is about an hour's drive from Boston.
    — Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Making sense of the human soul is the providence of faith and art, not science.
    — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2020
  • By the end of the play, divine providence is much harder to discern.
    — The Economist, 12 July 2018
  • As the saying has it, God has a special providence for fools.
    — Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, 24 June 2019
  • The show felt almost like providence, as Farahani views all her past roles.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2021
  • But by God’s grace, they will be answered by his divine providence.
    — Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2017
  • Some early settlers may have seen divine providence in the name.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
  • But, don't be fooled – the park is in Johnston, not Providence.
    — Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Many live and die convinced that random chance is divine providence.
    — Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
  • What's the average date for the first frost in Providence?
    — Seth Jacobson, The Providence Journal, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Providence is on a 14-game win streak and has won 23 of its past 24.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Providence couldn’t get closer than four thereafter.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Lockport looks to make some noise again, but Providence brings back a bunch from powerhouse team.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Providence officials said there appears to be no threat to public safety or to the city.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
  • For Rao, there was a sense of providence throughout the production.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
  • If someone is meant to be in your intimate circle, then divine providence may give you a clue in the week ahead.
    — oregonlive, 10 May 2020
  • Turning one’s career over to providence?
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • God, in His providence, ordains some things to come to pass only because people pray for them.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Many conservatives view their plans as blessed by divine providence.
    — Bobby Jindal, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Alcanar is a city in the providence of Taragonna, part of Catalunya.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2017
  • The wind of providence is always blowing; her nose cannot help making out whatever tragedies may float upon it.
    — Scott Sayare Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 14 June 2024
  • Providence coach Ryan Mougenel has expressed some frustration with him at times.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The film introduces the concept of in-yun, which can be interpreted as providence or fate.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
  • There is special providence in building a family band.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Providence, even at 21 years old, is still regularly booked.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
  • The symbol was intended in this work to suggest divine providence.
    — Menachem Wecker, National Review, 1 Nov. 2017
  • That there is no providence, only circumstance.
    — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • For our destiny is written by the hand of providence, and these first 250 years were just the beginning.
    — Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026

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