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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To enter this anniversary uncritically — wrapped in flags and the mythology of manifest destiny — is to be bamboozled.
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Otis Moss Iii,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Sure enough, their destiny was fulfilled the following morning.
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Emily Siner,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Meanwhile, Mirren wants to store her fest statue, which keeps mysteriously appearing next to an Oscar statuette, in its box in a different take on Karlovy Vary winners’ and trophies’ destinies.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2026
Drawn into a love story with a familiar collaborator as her path intersects with women of different ages and cultural backgrounds, all fighting to take control of their own destinies, Maxine finds herself on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront the choices shaping her life.
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Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
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Otis Moss Iii,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Sure enough, their destiny was fulfilled the following morning.
—
Emily Siner,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Meanwhile, Mirren wants to store her fest statue, which keeps mysteriously appearing next to an Oscar statuette, in its box in a different take on Karlovy Vary winners’ and trophies’ destinies.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2026
Drawn into a love story with a familiar collaborator as her path intersects with women of different ages and cultural backgrounds, all fighting to take control of their own destinies, Maxine finds herself on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront the choices shaping her life.
—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
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“Destiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destiny. Accessed 5 Jul. 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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