How to Use destine in a Sentence

destine

verb
Definition of destinenext
Synonyms for destinenext
  • From him to the women, this just feels like it was destined.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 5 Oct. 2023
  • And is the Big Ten destined to repeat the same mistake?
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • This is a not-so-simple plan, and it’s destined not to work.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The wrong one can destine you for results that seem like a Sisyphean curse.
    — Dr. Eric George, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Based on that alone, the group is destined to suffer the wrath of stans worldwide.
    — Rebecca Shortall, Vulture, 12 July 2023
  • As one of the co-chairs of the 2023 Met Gala, Dua Lipa's outfit was destined to bring the house down.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
  • Right now the site’s sale includes at least a few you’re destined to fall in love with.
    — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Boris Nemtsov was destined to be a great physicist, or seemed to be.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 July 2023
  • The same forces that claimed the other Young Guns were destined to destroy him as well.
    — Norman J. Ornstein, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
  • And to round out the hosting, this frozen negroni, which gets batched ahead of time, is destined to be shared.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The Dodgers failed to advance in the playoffs (again) and the Chargers appear destined to miss the playoffs (again).
    — Times Photography Staff, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • All things that were cool, given just a decade or two, are destined to be cool once again.
    — Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But the Mount Vernon, New York native knew he was destined for more.
    — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 30 Jan. 2024
  • At the moment, both teams look destined to reach the postseason.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • However, that doesn't mean you're destined for months of itchy skin and puffy eyes.
    — Kelsey Castañon, refinery29.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • With a mid-rise that sits at the waist, a relaxed fit through the hips and thighs, and a clean straight leg, these are destined to be a wardrobe workhorse.
    — Paula Lee, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
  • For good and bad, the movie seems destined to have a voluminous quotes page on IMDb.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Gesar is said to have been born to a divine lineage and was destined to become a great ruler.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 July 2023
  • But the band is destined to usher in a future utopia, which is now threatened.
    — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Add to that the advantages of holding the White House and any challenge seemed more destined to bruise Mr. Biden than to best him.
    — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Bad behavior comes in many shapes, sizes, and via soirées destined to bring out the beasts in people.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2023
  • One of these apprentices was destined to take over the business.
    — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Evan was in some ways destined for a life of long-distance exercise.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Given the breakout nature of the character, he seems destined for a larger role in the comics in the near future.
    — Richard Newby, Vulture, 12 June 2023
  • O’Connor’s attempts to contact her were destined to bear fruit.
    — Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
  • At the heart of the story is the question of whether we’re destined to end up like our parents, or how much of our parents others see in us.
    — Dennis Zhou, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The unions in both Denmark and Norway said the boycott would be aimed only at cars destined for Sweden.
    — Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The ensemble is destined to become a Halloween costume for the ages.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2023
  • There are times, like this weekend, when everything off the bat seems destined for wide-open patches of grass.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
  • They are composed of words that glide away from her like skipping stones destined to submerge in some body of water.
    — June Jordan, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023

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