as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune
a fateful encounter with a confidence man that they would long regret
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Recent Examples of fateful
One fateful night, her performance was attended by jazz pianist Les McCann, who immediately brought Flack to the attention of Atlantic Records.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2025
As the competition approaches its final stages, thoughts of those whose lives were lost on that fateful Corsican afternoon will not be far away.
—Tom Williams, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The Haymarket anarchists in Chicago in the eighteen-nineties may not all have been directly responsible for the bombs that killed seven policemen on a fateful day, but at least one of them had certainly built the bombs.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
In the original film, an American student named Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and a French student named Céline (Julie Delpy) meet on a train and spend one fateful night wandering around the streets of Vienna until his flight home the next morning.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2025
As the competition approaches its final stages, thoughts of those whose lives were lost on that fateful Corsican afternoon will not be far away.
—Tom Williams, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The Haymarket anarchists in Chicago in the eighteen-nineties may not all have been directly responsible for the bombs that killed seven policemen on a fateful day, but at least one of them had certainly built the bombs.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
In the original film, an American student named Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and a French student named Céline (Julie Delpy) meet on a train and spend one fateful night wandering around the streets of Vienna until his flight home the next morning.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fateful
Adjective
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Thuney, who was traded to the Chicago Bears for a fourth-round pick in 2026, held up fairly well — even earning team MVP honors — until the disastrous Super Bowl LIX when Patrick Mahomes was sacked six times and hit five more.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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According to a study by Beacon Economics, this has been particularly disastrous for workers, ages 16 to 19.—
Matt Fleming,
Orange County Register,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The sheriff's office said Tuesday that the company that provides natural gas service for the home made no significant findings after looking for gas leaks and carbon monoxide, the colorless, odorless gas that can be fatal by depriving people from getting enough oxygen.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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However, this condition raises your risk of esophageal cancer, which can be fatal.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Christie suffered from acute seasickness, unfortunate considering her trips to each continent were by ship.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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On Monday evening, within hours of learning of the directive, some state workers called the order stupid and unfortunate.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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