fated

Example Sentences

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But he was fated to spend more than two-thirds of his career in opposition, and only briefly achieved cabinet rank.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Both parts are, admittedly, choice ones, but it’s an indication of the production’s deficiencies that these characters—and not the lovers fated to die before they grow to maturity—linger longest in memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Strout seems to be asking similar questions: How much of our existence is fixed or fated?

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

It’s not that NewsNation was fated to go this way.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

He was a warrior, and this dark ferocity had been passed down in the blood of the Miyamoto family and he himself was fated to carry it into the next generation.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson