Sentence examples for unexpected fate from inspiring English sources

Ḥusayn I (reigned 1694 1722) was of a pious temperament and was especially influenced by the Shīʿite divines, whose conflicting advice, added to his own procrastination, sealed the sudden and unexpected fate of the Ṣafavid empire.

Millions of tons of Wisconsin's Cambrian beach sand now lies wedged in sulfurous shales deep beneath North Dakota and Pennsylvania, an odd and unexpected fate for these time-travelling grains.

Aldred and Helen's relationship progresses, as does Benedict's disease, and an unexpected fate awaits Peter Exley when he finally takes his life in his hands, together with someone else's.

These two martyrs of unexpected fate had decided their futures are not written for them, but by them.

Unexpected fates had begun to catch my notice.

James shrugged at this unexpected twist of fate.

But it was an unexpected twist of fate that brought Mongolia, a nation of nomadic herders, to the high seas.

Still, his capacity not only for survival but also for taking genuine pleasure in the unexpected shifts of fate that might have defeated a more fragile psyche seems to have remained with him throughout his life.

Mr Assad almost certainly cannot win this war; but, barring an unexpected stroke of fate, he is still a long way from losing it.So far the fighting has claimed 70,000 or more lives; tens of thousands are missing.

When she surprises the group and suddenly shows up in Vegas, everyone must come to terms with an unexpected twist of fate.

In a totally unexpected twist of fate, it turns out there are real consequences to making the democratic process into a pay-to-play reality show especially when the main attraction is partisan hacks shouting talking points at each other while navel-gazing nerds play at being sports announcers.