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twist of fate

NOUN

reversal of fortune

Synonyms

WEAK

wild card

Example Sentences

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Now, by a twist of fate, former officials are facing trial in the same place.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

"It was quite a mad twist of fate or luck that I had seen this advert and ended up in bobsleigh, so I don't know if bobsleigh found me or I found bobsleigh," she laughed.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Dennis is indeed twinless — not by a twist of fate but because he came into this world a singleton and is lying.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

In a cruel twist of fate, Wilson’s victory was short-lived.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2025

By a great twist of fate, the house belongs to a grocer named Wilmer McLean, who moved to Appomattox Court House to escape the war.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly