How to Use destine in a Sentence

destine

verb

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Sequins, of any kind, are destined to be seen out and about all over Europe.
  — Gab Waller, Vogue, 12 June 2024
• 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
• They were always destined to be seen for their talents in some way.
  — Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2024
• 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
• The shipment, which came from Toronto, was destined for Kenosha.
  — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2020
• What Bublé does know, and always has, is that he was destined for success.
  — Malina Saval, Variety, 24 Mar. 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
• Mercedes has not said how many are destined for the U.S. but did say that deliveries of the model will begin next spring.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024