Words / B1

MIR-uh-kl/ˈmɪrəkl/

A miracle is an extraordinary unexpected good event; it is a miracle that. Luck is everyday; a wonder is a close twin. Do not write miracle for ordinary good news. Coastal path: it was a miracle it reopened before the bank holiday.

Meaning

An extraordinary, unexpected good event; it is a miracle that means luckily.

Examples

• “It was a miracle that the coastal path reopened before the bank holiday.”
• “A medical miracle in a headline is not a clinical term on the ward.”

Good to know

a miracle; it is a miracle that. Everyday: luck. News / informal relief. Countable events. Adjective: miraculous (a step up).

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