All 6 Uses of
inevitable
in
The Namesake
- Just as Akaky's ghost haunted the final pages, so did it haunt a place deep in Ashoke's soul, shedding light on all that was irrational, all that was inevitable about the world.†
Chpt 1
- I guess I was just trying to put off the inevitable.
Chpt 5 *inevitable = something that is certain to happen
- It is the sort of day that seems to end minutes after it begins, defeating Ashima's intentions to spend it fruitfully, the inevitability of nightfall distracting her.†
Chpt 7
- She had complained to her friends at the library, and they had told her it was inevitable, that eventually parents had to stop assuming that their children would return faithfully for the holidays.†
Chpt 7
- If a woman at the table happens to be pregnant, as Astrid is now, the subject is inevitable.†
Chpt 9
- After years of clandestine relationships, it felt refreshing to court in a fishbowl, to have the support of her parents from the very start, the inevitability of an unquestioned future, of marriage, drawing them along.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
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(inevitable) certain to happen (even if one tried to prevent it)