fateful
Example Sentences
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The trauma of that fateful day has never gone away and Lee believes it triggered anxiety.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Frustration with online dating in Japan is fueling a surge in business for matchmaking services, whose ads in the Tokyo subway advise singles to “leave life’s fateful encounters to the pros.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
About two songs into his set, she made the fateful decision of leaving to go to the bathroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
As the protests fall silent for now, the country waits for the president to make a series of possibly fateful decisions.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
I squint at the heart, thinking about that fateful last day.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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