fated

Example Sentences

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In the evolving landscape of college basketball, talented freshmen fated to spend two semesters on campus before rushing off to the NBA draft used to be all the rage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Japan also has a currency that seems fated to rebound sooner or later, spelling profit for global investors.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

There is a healthy amount of respect between the Rams and Seahawks, and — at least from the Rams in the locker room Sunday night — a feeling that this matchup was fated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

They aren’t doomed, necessarily, just fated to endure, or perhaps born for their nature.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025

Guilt consumes me, that I should live while all are lost That I could not divert the fated course.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein