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often Karma
: the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence
Each individual is born with karma, the residual from past lives that must be resolved …—
Diane Goldner
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broadly
: such a force considered as affecting the events of one's life
Claude says, "You reap what you sow." I call this idea karma, that what goes around comes around. —Anthony Walton
Anthony Walton I figured I needed all the good karma I could get if I was serious about winning Noah's heart. —Robin Palmer
Robin Palmer Examples of karma in a Sentence
She believes that helping people produces good karma.
as the site of a string of failed businesses, the building definitely had bad karma
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But not only past life merit, but the connection of karma — and love.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
Cleveland also brought back beloved guard Matthew Dellavedova, a member of its 2016 championship team for some karma.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
The Pacers deserved some good karma.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Time-and-date karma was always going to boomerang.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
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CBS News, 28 May 2026
Cleveland also brought back beloved guard Matthew Dellavedova, a member of its 2016 championship team for some karma.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
The Pacers deserved some good karma.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Time-and-date karma was always going to boomerang.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for karma
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“Karma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/karma. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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