terrible fate

collocation in English

meaningsofterribleandfate

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terrible
adjective
uk
/ˈter.ə.bəl/us
/ˈter.ə.bəl/
very unpleasant or serious or of ...
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fate
noun
uk
/feɪt/us
/feɪt/
what happens to a particular person or thing, especially something final or negative, such as death ...
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(Definition ofterribleandfatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The rhetoric of a ' war on ageing ' positions the practitioners of anti-ageing medicine on moral high ground, as valiant warriors against aterriblefate.
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None of the four men had a chance of escaping theirterriblefate.
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Once the calves arrive at their destination, aterriblefateawaits them.
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Cannot we risk a few thousand pounds rather than abandon these people to theterriblefatethat may possibly await them?
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Will he try to rescue them from thatterriblefate?
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The former were consistent; the latter and his pals usually escaped from aterriblefatea minute or so before the show ended.
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No moreterriblefatecould possibly befall a borough than that.
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That is aterriblefateto overtake any man who is willing to work, and these unfortunate men are willing to work.
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I do not believe that thisterriblefatelies before all private companies.
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But, in any case, it was aterriblefatefor him.
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Moreover, there is an opportunity for people to argue the issue out before thisterriblefateovertakes a club.
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Paradoxically, bone marrow is rejected very vigorously because it goes right to the heart of the immune system, hence theterriblefateof people who have bone marrow disorders.
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To be shut away from the ordinary free life of this country and suddenly deprived of all liberty for as long as nine or ten years is aterriblefate.
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The question that presses urgently for answer is this: cannot political and diplomatic effort find the way to save mankind from the threat of aterriblefate?
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Everyone connected to the house since has met aterriblefate.
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Anyone who hears her name, whether they want to or not, faces aterriblefate.
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They recognise that the audience is aware of a dark andterriblefatehiding behind the otherwise positive nature of the shows visuals and music.
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By cooperating with the ministry, he said that he was able to save her from aterriblefate.
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Their love was forbidden and upon discovery, the lovers shared aterriblefate: they were mummified and buried alive.
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