God-willing

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God-willing

  1. Alternative form of God willing
    • 1635, Jacques Guillemeau, Child-birth; Or, The Happy Delivery of Women:
      Concerning the cure thereof I meane (God-willing) to handle it hereafter.
    • 2009, Arthur V. Sellwood, Mary Sellwood, Black Avalanche: The Knockshinnoch Pit Disaster:
      At a signal from the captain they stumbled back into line to start the final slog of 780 yards, uphill all the way, taking them to the Dook, and thence, God-willing, to the West Mine.
    • 2009, Carol J. Franz, There But for the Grace of God: Surviving Cancer with Adult Stem Cell Transplants:
      I want to get more people aware, and God-willing I will.
    • 2014, Martin McDonagh, McDonagh Plays: 1: The Beauty Queen of Leenane:
      I could never get my fill of looking at you in your bra and slip, and some day, God-willing, I will be looking at you in your bra and slip again.