course of events

noun phrase

: the things that have happened, that are happening, or that will happen

It's difficult to predict the course of events.

Examples of course of events in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Astrologers believe that the positions and alignments of celestial bodies can provide insights into human behavior and the course of events. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026

This dismaying course of events reflects a major problem with bio-pics: that the involvement of interested parties—whether the subjects themselves, their families, or other rights holders—risks distorting a life story by sanitizing it, leaving out events that would make the subject look bad. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026

Either way, the audience is expected to take the course of events with a grain of salt, as Weisz's character is a classic unreliable narrator. —Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026

But who could have predicted the course of events that came to define the year in sustainable fashion? —Bella Webb, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for course of events

• ascents
• assents
• augments
• cements
• consents
• descents
• dissents
• extents
• ferments
• indents
• intents
• invents