How to Use destiny in a Sentence

destiny

noun
  • They believed it was their destiny to be together.
  • God truly blessed us with a love that feels like destiny.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Genetics altered his destiny, and his rapid growth provided a path forward to playing in the post.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Ultimately, the game resulted in the Tigers no longer controlling their destiny to win the west.
    al, 8 Nov. 2021
  • While dangerously close to the playoff line, there are worse places for a team to be with two regular-season games remaining than in control of its own destiny.
    Portland Timbers and Thorns Fc, oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The Blazers are coming off an upset loss to Rice but control their own destiny in seeking a fourth straight division title.
    Evan Dudley, al, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Auburn is actually in control of its own destiny in the division with Alabama awaiting at season’s end.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Much of the holdup in passing the bill was due to the various factions wrangling over the destiny of the $1.75 trillion social spending package.
    Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Then, in a seemingly deliberate attempt to avoid his unwanted destiny, Nick goes missing.
    Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Cavaliers control their own destiny with a 4-2 league record and games against the Hokies and Panthers left on the schedule.
    Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2021
  • In recent years, planetary scientists have come to believe that Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was the primary force shaping the destiny of the planets.
    Quanta Magazine, 3 Nov. 2021
  • This cohort was the grit of the game — the desire to own your own destiny.
    Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
  • The short-term Treasuries are the thing to have if stagflation is our destiny.
    William Baldwin, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Be the master of your destiny and decide what’s best for you.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Scott Snyder wants to be the captain of his own destiny.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • To a place where her choice and her destiny begin to overlap.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023
  • Don’t be upset when there’s a detour on the way to your destiny.
    Rabbi Dovid Vigler, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2022
  • With the win, the Bengals control their own destiny again.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2022
  • The Longhorns dropped out of the top 25 and no longer control their own destiny in the Big 12 Championship race.
    Dallas News, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The candidate seems to be basking in a sense of destiny.
    Time, 14 June 2023
  • For centuries, the stone of destiny, also known as the Stone of Scone was used to crown Scottish kings.
    Leila Sackur, NBC News, 6 May 2023
  • In regard to the latter, luck, destiny, and amulets have forever been part of the house of Dior.
    Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Nov. 2021
  • With three games to play, the Bengals control their destiny.
    Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Because Emirates has so many A380s, the destiny of the plane will largely rest in its hands.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 11 July 2022
  • The whole pitiful saga does have the ring of destiny calling at last, with nothing but kind words.
    Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
  • An 80-year-old-and-counting judge with a strong sense of destiny will be watching.
    Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
  • Here, 16-year-old Egan begins to feel the call of his destiny to become a callawaya (Shaman).
    Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022
  • This three-game series in Toronto present a chance for the Rangers to control their own destiny.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • King always said we are connected and tied to the same destiny.
    Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The loser still could advance to the knockout rounds of the NBA Cup as a wild-card team but wouldn’t control its own destiny.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024

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