the inevitable
noun
: something that is sure to happen
They're just trying to delay/postpone the inevitable.
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That's because the inevitable humidity can damage the internal electrical components of handheld mixers, electric can openers, blenders, and other appliances.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
The path back from COVID was fraught with all of the inevitable difficulties, but morale within the company’s workforce seems to have grown considerably worse as business returned.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Is this the inevitable result of the chain’s acquisition by private equity last year?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
One member of the catering team (performed with heartrending stoicism by Joyce DiDonato) lost her daughter that day, and the inevitable confrontation between the two mothers devolves into cake-throwing farce.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
The path back from COVID was fraught with all of the inevitable difficulties, but morale within the company’s workforce seems to have grown considerably worse as business returned.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Is this the inevitable result of the chain’s acquisition by private equity last year?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
One member of the catering team (performed with heartrending stoicism by Joyce DiDonato) lost her daughter that day, and the inevitable confrontation between the two mothers devolves into cake-throwing farce.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the inevitable
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“The inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20inevitable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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