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Meanings of fateful in inglês

(Of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.

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Ominously prophetic.

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Usage of fateful in inglês
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Polanski was absent that fateful evening, working on a film in Europe.
News.com.au
2
After finishing work on that fateful day, he unwittingly contaminated his home.
Radio NZ
3
No one knows exactly what happened to you on that fateful night.
Nevermore
4
Perhaps a local matchmaker who knew both families made the fateful introduction.
The Irish Times
5
And that was how the fateful idea came to the Brimley Bomefields.
The Chronicles of Clovis
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After ninety minutes of this riveting heresy, McNamara made three fateful decisions.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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The storm that blasts the romance begins with the same fateful phrase.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies
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Perhaps Aulus was trying to tell him something about that fateful day.
Celtic fire
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They should participate in the political process that produces this fateful summons.
State of the Union Addresses
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They had survived the months since that fateful day of the ambush.
Red inferno: 1945
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But our most fateful new challenge is the threat of global warming.
State of the Union Addresses
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The fateful decision to attend that day would change his life forever.
News.com.au
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On my way to the theater, I myself took a fateful turn.
Boy’s Life
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Semel's decision to opt for this plan B was a fateful one.
Wired
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The feeling of purpose, of fateful purpose, was strong in his breast.
One of Ours
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On the side-walks the police keep step with him, silent and fateful.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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