deliverance
noun
de·liv·er·ance
di-ˈli-v(ə-)rən(t)s 
dē-
1
: the act of delivering someone or something : the state of being delivered
especially
: liberation, rescue
2
: something delivered
especially
: an opinion or decision (such as the verdict of a jury) expressed publicly
Examples of deliverance in a Sentence
She prayed for deliverance as the famine got worse.
looked to the European powers for deliverance from their country's cruel tyrant
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The album, for its part, told the story of an artist stretching toward deliverance.
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
And that deliverance comes courtesy of Rodman, who has scored the go-ahead goal in three of the Americans’ four games in France.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
The wonderful, selfless, generous, industrious, benevolent American people are the nation’s deliverance.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
In the throes of deliverance, the demon-tormented might bite staffers’ fingers and hands and need to be restrained.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
And that deliverance comes courtesy of Rodman, who has scored the go-ahead goal in three of the Americans’ four games in France.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
The wonderful, selfless, generous, industrious, benevolent American people are the nation’s deliverance.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
In the throes of deliverance, the demon-tormented might bite staffers’ fingers and hands and need to be restrained.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for deliverance
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“Deliverance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deliverance. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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deliverance
noun
de·liv·er·ance
di-ˈliv-(ə-)rən(t)s
1
: an act of delivering or the state of being delivered
2
: something delivered or communicated
especially
: a publicly expressed opinion or decision
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