tempt fate

Example Sentences

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For insurance, I kept buying two for cross-country trips but began to tempt fate on my frequent Southwest shuttles to Sacramento and the Bay Area.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead it will tempt fate — and the weather gods — by playing the final at open-air MetLife.

From Los Angeles Times

I don't want to tempt fate by saying we are going to win it, and I also think it depends a lot on how we do in the next couple of weeks.

From BBC

With California's population near 40 million, the need for housing has prompted builders to tempt fate by erecting homes in fire-prone areas.

From Salon

“We didn’t want to tempt fate,” Dickson said, laughing as he recalled the March 7 incident.

From Los Angeles Times