tempting fate
Example Sentences
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The Chiefs might seem like they’re teetering on a tight rope every week, tempting fate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
It was late to be having a baby—I knew I was tempting fate.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2023
If the Kraken score first for a seventh straight game, the Avs might be tempting fate.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
But heading to Philadelphia down two games in this series would have been tempting fate.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
Always wary of tempting fate, or sounding “prideful,” Jesse refused to gloat about having pulled off this move.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
