How to Use destiny in a Sentence

destiny

noun

• They believed it was their destiny to be together.
• Yet — call it luck, call it destiny — everything came through.
  — Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
• The book does raise the question of how much biology is destiny.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
• But for those who did wrong, Saturn retrograde could mean a meeting with fate and destiny.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 5 June 2022
• Oregon State entered the series in sole possession of first place and in control of its own destiny for the title.
  — oregonlive, 21 May 2022
• And that mysterious rumble that Yzerman hears is his destiny, rolling in.
  — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2022
• Trump’s inroads with Latino voters suggest that this might not be the case—that demography might not be destiny after all.
  — Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
• City struck three times between the 76th and 81st minutes of the game to turn the game on its head and reclaim control of its title destiny.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 22 May 2022
• After a decade of inaction on guns, many despair that this is America’s destiny—that mass shootings are now an inevitable part of growing up.
  — Anne Godlasky, Quartz, 25 May 2022
• The feature follows Vincent, a rebellious teenage humpback whale who must confront his destiny and save the oceans from destruction by an ancient evil.
  — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2022
• Orlando landing the No. 1 pick in the June 23 draft gave the Magic full control of their destiny.
  — Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2022
• The Red Wings earned their third victory of this championship series with a force that could burst a dam, a defense that could hold back time, and a speedy confidence that bordered on destiny.
  — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2022
• This cohort was the grit of the game — the desire to own your own destiny.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• By the end of the book, Enid Coleslaw’s destiny is unclear, but she’s equipped with all the wisdom and love her creator has to offer.
  — Ed Park, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2023
• But Augustin landed the role through the charmed stroke of serendipity and destiny.
  — Yolanda Baruch, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
• Learning that the door of destiny is a narrow one and not everyone can come with you.
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023
• This season, the Padres still control their own destiny.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024