Sentence examples for destine from inspiring English sources

But Winterling suggests that this was never a serious plan, merely a way to mock the aristocrats, for whom the consulship was the crown of a career in politics: "To equip the emperor's horse with a sumptuous household and destine it for the consulship satirized the main aim of aristocrats' lives and laid it open to ridicule".

Tested as children for the rare magical ability that would destine them for the Grisha — elite magician-soldiers of the kingdom's "Second Army" — Alina and Mal are found wanting and are conscripted instead into the common army.

Those who make comprehension the precondition of acceptance destine themselves to unremitting misery.

"We just came from our mom, to like, this lady, to just go away to camp," Destine, 16, said of the tumultuous time.

Children can also make marine-patterned prints and rubbings and enjoy "Turning of the Tide," a large-scale-puppet production by a company whose name would seem to destine it for these festivities: Arm-of-the-Sea Theater.

His heft and gregariousness seemed to destine him for more comedy.

Nine months later, though, the hopes of the club destined to become the greatest England had ever seen were destroyed in the slush on the runaway of Munich's old airport.

If Labour picks a leader destined to lose, then the leadership is an empty prize.

But it was a disastrous day for Yeovil who appear destined for the drop after conceding three second-half goals to Chesterfield to give up a 2-0 lead.

Known in English as the "Soldiers of Destiny", the party founded by Éamon de Valera seemed destined to be out of office once the next general election was called in the republic.

But beyond the practicality of missing documents, their greatest hurdle is the perception that what is born in a slum is destined to stay in a slum.