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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Still, the Americans (4-2) are tied for second in the 10-team field with three matches to go and control their own destiny toward making the semifinals on Monday night.
—Duluth News Tribune, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
But when a girl from Kansas arrives, destiny is set in motion.
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University City High School entered Wednesday night with a half-game lead in the Eastern League standings and in complete control of its own destiny in boys soccer.
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Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Still, the Americans (4-2) are tied for second in the 10-team field with three matches to go and control their own destiny toward making the semifinals on Monday night.
—Duluth News Tribune, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
But when a girl from Kansas arrives, destiny is set in motion.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
University City High School entered Wednesday night with a half-game lead in the Eastern League standings and in complete control of its own destiny in boys soccer.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Destiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destiny. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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