course of events

noun phrase

: the things that have happened, that are happening, or that will happen

It's difficult to predict the course of events.

Examples of course of events in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the normal course of events, this would not warrant transfer. —

Carlos Castañeda, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024 Various factors, each of which can be represented as a layer of cheese, and each of which could have altered the course of events, line up. —

Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 July 2024 In the normal course of events, children take it for granted that their parents feed, clothe and educate them. —

Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024 In the normal course of events, this would have led the aging warrior Paul von Hindenburg, Germany’s President, to appoint Hitler Chancellor. —

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for course of events

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