Word of the Day: Fate
A future that eventually comes to a person or a thing is referred to as fate. While it’s impossible to know the future, some people believe that fate is certain, regardless of what human beings do to change it.
- Vinh believes it was her fate to be married to her husband.
- Rodrigo blames his current run of bad luck on fate.
- It was a twist of fate that brought the founders of the company together.
- The fate of the passengers on the missing airplane is still uncertain.
- Surviving the horrors of war is a fate worse than death for those who have been exposed to murder and mayhem.
- The soldiers knew their fate when they realized they were surrounded by the enemy.
- Does a person control his or her own fate?
- Oedipus tried to avoid the fate that had been predicted for him and ended up fulfilling the prophecy.
- What is the fate of humanity?
- Henry David Longfellow is quoted as saying, “Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall. (Everyone experiences tragedy and death. These things can’t be avoided.)
Essential English Dictionary
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