doom
noun
fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune.
has doomed
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present perfectof doom (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Attempting to beat existing battery giants has doomed many a company to the graveyard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
"I have served my country and now I'm useless. That job has doomed me," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
On Halloween, the Lions were 1-6 after a serious of blown leads, still stuck in the organizational malaise that has doomed them for decades.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022
But the big question is whether Congress’s slowness to wake up to America’s competitive shortcomings has doomed the effort.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
Homer makes Hera ask him scornfully if he proposes to deliver from death a man Fate has doomed.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
