doom
noun
fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune.
will doom
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future tenseof doom.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The tragic consequence is told in the second painting, in which Prince Paris meets the beautiful Helen - a union Cassandra knows will doom them all in the resulting Trojan War.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2024
But, Burwell said, she does not believe the contretemps will doom the transatlantic trade relationship.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2022
He insists that eventually one of these strays will doom them all.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2019
Another day, another record harvest of viral news clips showing the stupidest people in the world doing stupid things that will doom the entire planet.
From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2018
"It is a claim," he replied, "that, if it ever be made good, will doom Welbeck to imprisonment and wholesome labour for life."
From Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Charles Brockden Brown
