the inevitable
noun
: something that is sure to happen
They're just trying to delay/postpone the inevitable.
Examples of the inevitable in a Sentence
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Can’t wait for the inevitable new song with (even more Post Malone).
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Glamour, 19 Apr. 2024
Other possible reasons for the cancelation include a shift in focus from the original premise, younger actors aging out of their roles, another spinoff series in development, and the desire to avoid the inevitable storyline of Sheldon's father having an affair and dying.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2024
California’s second wet winter in a row has left L.A’s water supplies in good shape for at least another year, but the inevitable return to dry conditions could once again put the city’s residents in a precarious position.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
That means there is a sense of destruction and decay—the inevitable effects of the passing of time.
—Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
As the weather warms and the days turn into weeks, your former shining star of a hanging plant starts the inevitable march backward.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2024
As war wages from Ukraine to the Middle East, one Iranian-American woman refuses to allow the inevitable strife of conflict stop her from building bridges of peace.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Fine performances and powerful visuals only partially compensate for the inevitable air of familiarity that accompanies Marco Perego’s debut feature.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
The conversations at the heart of an election cycle were the same ones unfolding inside Bob’s office: What were the best ways to slow the inevitable decline of the human body?
—Eli Saslow Erin Schaff Eli Saslow, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Glamour, 19 Apr. 2024
Other possible reasons for the cancelation include a shift in focus from the original premise, younger actors aging out of their roles, another spinoff series in development, and the desire to avoid the inevitable storyline of Sheldon's father having an affair and dying.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2024
California’s second wet winter in a row has left L.A’s water supplies in good shape for at least another year, but the inevitable return to dry conditions could once again put the city’s residents in a precarious position.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
That means there is a sense of destruction and decay—the inevitable effects of the passing of time.
—Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024
As the weather warms and the days turn into weeks, your former shining star of a hanging plant starts the inevitable march backward.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2024
As war wages from Ukraine to the Middle East, one Iranian-American woman refuses to allow the inevitable strife of conflict stop her from building bridges of peace.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Fine performances and powerful visuals only partially compensate for the inevitable air of familiarity that accompanies Marco Perego’s debut feature.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
The conversations at the heart of an election cycle were the same ones unfolding inside Bob’s office: What were the best ways to slow the inevitable decline of the human body?
—Eli Saslow Erin Schaff Eli Saslow, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
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“The inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20inevitable. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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