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Definition
certain to happen (even if one tried to prevent it)
- A funeral hymn made its way around the church.... The inevitable destination of all living things seemed but a short step away.p. 160.5
inevitable = certain
(editor's note: In this case the "certain destination" refers to death.)
(editor's note: In this case the "certain destination" refers to death.)
- They turned into themselves so steadily and inevitably that each seemed to be the original of yesterday's rough draft.p. 112.1
- I had known all along the inevitable outcome and that I dared not poke into his knapsack of misery, even with the offer to help him carry it.p. 260.5
- It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.p. 272.9
There are no more uses of "inevitable" in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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