preordain

Example Sentences

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The greatest championship teams often speak of things such as fate and destiny, suggesting their immortality was preordained.

From Washington Post

Mr. Gugino did not testify at the arbitration hearing, in part because he believed that the process was slanted and the outcome preordained.

From Washington Post

One outside observer who had been cautiously optimistic about CNN Plus’s chances last month said Thursday that its demise “was always preordained” by the corporate takeover on its heels.

From Washington Post

With that trophy essentially preordained, they are left to find other targets.

From New York Times

And once Taiwan was gone, Washington's position on the Pacific littoral could be effectively broken and a retreat to the mid-Pacific preordained.

From Salon