- present tense form of destine (3rd person singular).
destines
Example Sentences
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A score that destines young doctors-to-be to a life of ennui in a job they do not enjoy, because they could not match into the competitive specialty of their dreams.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 12, 2020
Not that he deems himself infallible; too many mistakes in following trails prove the contrary; but he thinks that nature destines such sagacity as she has given him, as she destines it to the 'possum.
From The Confidence-Man by Herman Melville
"That Providence destines this country to some great and glorious fate I must believe, while I witness the patriotism that pervades the bosoms of her lowest citizens," he said.
From The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper
Armstrong talks about independence, and yet destines himself to the worst kind of dependence—slavery to money-getting.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 by Various
God destines you to accomplish great things for his glory, and exterior humiliations in your case not being suited to his designs, he makes use of concealed humiliations, known only to yourself and God.
From Letters of Madam Guyon by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
