fated

Example Sentences

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But he was fated to spend more than two-thirds of his career in opposition, and only briefly achieved cabinet rank.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Both parts are, admittedly, choice ones, but it’s an indication of the production’s deficiencies that these characters—and not the lovers fated to die before they grow to maturity—linger longest in memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

If you lack investment discipline and don’t have a plan to handle your winners and losers, you are likely fated to lose more than you should—and to earn less than you could.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

It’s not that NewsNation was fated to go this way.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

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

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein