destiny
noun
something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune.
destinies
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pluralof destiny.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Until then, he exhorted his students to control their own destinies, likening AI personalization to the rudder on a sailboat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
"Our destinies as nations have been interlinked. As Oscar Wilde said, 'We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language!'"
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
"I now appreciate how radical it is for us as women to think about one of the most fundamental parts of our destinies in this way," she wrote on Instagram at the time.
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
At a time when many are mourning the relocation of Suehiro, First Street North has become a lesson for other communities seeking to take control of their destinies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024
This way they’re protected, they can fulfill their biological destinies in peace.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
