Idiom
twist of fate
Meaning
An unfortunate, often ironic turn of events.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“By a twist of fate, we met on the train.”
“In a strange twist of fate, the two rivals ended up working at the same company.”
“Through a cruel twist of fate, the explorer discovered the lost city only after his supplies had completely run out.”
Examples
simple
“By a twist of fate, we met on the train.”
contextual
“In a strange twist of fate, the two rivals ended up working at the same company.”
complex
“Through a cruel twist of fate, the explorer discovered the lost city only after his supplies had completely run out.”
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