How to Use destine in a Sentence

destine

verb
  • Your soul may be saved, your body may be destroyed, but you're destined to have a great time.
    Kat Bein, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Clark has always seemed destined for greatness, if not friendship with the biggest pop star in the world.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Bears are probably due for a big win, but Rosemount could be destined for a deep run.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2019
  • But this is about a woman who couldn’t read or write and was destined to be a slave her entire life, but then decided no, that’s not going to be her life.
    Adrienne Wichard-Edds, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Quick, competitive and driven, he was destined to lead Woodward High School as a star point guard.
    J.l. Kirven, Cincinnati.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Waters knew instinctively in that moment that his friend was destined for big things, even if Little didn’t realize it at the time.
    Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 11 Oct. 2019
  • The siblings weren’t surprised by their brother’s rise to political prominence, always feeling he was destined for something big.
    Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, 18 Oct. 2019
  • So hemp seems destined for an agricultural gold rush, and officials in Indiana and across the country are preparing for an onslaught of interest.
    Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2019
  • But his defense is atrocious, and that is why the Terrapins appear destined to stagger down the stretch in a season that started with blowout wins over Howard and Syracuse.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
  • With a name like Yia Vang, he was destined to work in kitchens.
    Ashlea Halpern, Bon Appétit, 22 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • Even at the time, those close to the couple knew they were destined for long-term love.
    Luke Chinman, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
  • The wrong one can destine you for results that seem like a Sisyphean curse.
    Dr. Eric George, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Of those 88 new cars, six are destined for the Hiawatha line.
    Ryan Nilsson, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • Noa seems destined for much greater things than working at the DMV.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Acres of it, waving in the dry air, destined not for people’s plates but for cows.
    Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Just because a fund has done well over the last year or so doesn’t mean it’s destined to do well again.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 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
  • But if this dispute is destined to end in court, the next question is which court.
    al, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Call it a split decision that seems destined for the Supreme Court.
    The Editorial Board, wsj.com, 13 Apr. 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
  • Wine Confident is equal parts guide and inspiration, destined to become a modern classic for anyone looking to embrace the joys of wine with curiosity and confidence.
    Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024

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