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Idiom

date with destiny

Meaning

An inevitable future event or anticipated occurrence, especially in the form of an encounter which is likely to be momentous.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The hero felt he had a date with destiny.”

“After years of training for this final match, the athlete knew he had a date with destiny.”

“The young leader stood before the crowd, fully aware that his upcoming speech was a date with destiny that would change the nation forever.”

Examples

simple

“The hero felt he had a date with destiny.”

contextual

“After years of training for this final match, the athlete knew he had a date with destiny.”

complex

“The young leader stood before the crowd, fully aware that his upcoming speech was a date with destiny that would change the nation forever.”

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