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

That may sound like an unlikely course of events, but who could have predicted that Journey would find a singer from the Philippines on YouTube and employ him for nearly 20 years? — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

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

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