adverse fate

Example Sentences

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The pity was that an adverse fate had denied him any benefit from his own foresight.

From His Unknown Wife by Tracy, Louis

She was the plaything of a relentlessly adverse fate.

From Roman Women by Brittain, Alfred

A fortnight had passed, and he defied his aunt, Monsieur Leroy, the whole world, an adverse fate, and the powers of evil.

From Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

But now my adverse fate took a sudden turn, and after so long a succession of cloudy prospects the sun broke out upon me.

From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by MacGillivray, William

Goldsmith struggled cheerfully with his adverse fate, and died.

From Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power by Marden, Orison Swett