All 7 Uses of
inevitable
in
The War of the Worlds
- It was sweeping round swiftly and steadily, this flaming death, this invisible, inevitable sword of heat.†
Chpt 1.5
- Had that death swept through a full circle, it must inevitably have slain me in my surprise.†
Chpt 1.5
- It picked its road as it went striding along, and the brazen hood that surmounted it moved to and fro with the inevitable suggestion of a head looking about.†
Chpt 1.10
- the country about London must inevitably be the scene of a disastrous struggle before such creatures as these could be destroyed.
Chpt 1.12 *inevitably = certain to happen
- The contagion of such a unanimous fear was inevitable.†
Chpt 1.14
- I saw myself then as I see myself now, driven step by step towards that hasty blow, the creature of a sequence of accidents leading inevitably to that.†
Chpt 2.7
- It was inevitable.†
Chpt 2.8
Definition:
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(inevitable) certain to happen (even if one tried to prevent it)