Examples of destiny in a Sentence
They believed it was their destiny to be together.
motivated by a sense of destiny
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Corey was taken from us much too soon, but his destiny was to leave us all with a shining example of the selfless devotion of a true American patriot.
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Time Staff, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Here lies the tale of Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet), mismatched young people on a date with destiny, dreamed up by James Cameron, a filmmaker more associated with smart action films than epic tragic romances.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
With the loss, Missouri no longer controls its own destiny to be a top-4 seed in the SEC Tournament and earn the coveted double-bye that comes with it.
—Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
UConn controls its own destiny with two regular season games remaining, both at Gampel Pavilion, against Marquette on Wednesday (8:30 p.m. FS1) and Seton Hall Saturday (2:30 p.m. FOX).
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
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Time Staff, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Here lies the tale of Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet), mismatched young people on a date with destiny, dreamed up by James Cameron, a filmmaker more associated with smart action films than epic tragic romances.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
With the loss, Missouri no longer controls its own destiny to be a top-4 seed in the SEC Tournament and earn the coveted double-bye that comes with it.
—Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
UConn controls its own destiny with two regular season games remaining, both at Gampel Pavilion, against Marquette on Wednesday (8:30 p.m. FS1) and Seton Hall Saturday (2:30 p.m. FOX).
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Destiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destiny. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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destiny
noun
des·ti·ny
ˈdes-tə-nē 
plural destinies
1
: something to which a person or thing is destined : fortune
2
: the course of events held to be arranged by a superhuman power
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