destines
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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
She destines you for an alliance almost royal.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
Comical quality in the humorous man whom nature destines for the stage must be personal.
From Shadows of the Stage by Winter, William
What the Lord destines, he buys—some old iron, a bundle of rags, an old sack, or else a hide.
From Jewish Children by Berman, Hannah
The crown to which fate destines thee, and which preternatural agents endeavour to bestow upon thee.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Johnson, Samuel
