Example Sentences

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Wolseley, he judges, never accepted that the logistical challenges incurred by his decision to follow the Nile had doomed his campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Once again, for the third time in their three losses in this series, a Dodger bullpen that plagued them throughout the regular season had doomed them again.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

A relative of today’s orangutan, Pongo weidenreichi, lived through whatever changes had doomed Gigantopithecus.

From National Geographic • Jan. 10, 2024

But delays in launching a rescue effort and then seeking Western help had doomed the remaining crew who mainly died of suffocation.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

They had passed the tear in the sky that had doomed Cat and her crew, but the wind had died soon after.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee