Collocations for destiny - noun
VERB + DESTINY
fulfil, meet
She was convinced that sooner or later she would fulfil her destiny. | The time was right for him to meet his destiny.
She was convinced that sooner or later she would fulfil her destiny. | The time was right for him to meet his destiny.
avoid, escape
No man can escape his destiny.
No man can escape his destiny.
shape
Something was about to happen that would shape her destiny.
Something was about to happen that would shape her destiny.
DESTINY + VERB
await sb, lie
the destiny that awaited him Her destiny lay in that city.
the destiny that awaited him Her destiny lay in that city.
PHRASES
be in control of your own destiny/be master of your own destiny
She set up her own business because she wanted to be in control of her own destiny.
She set up her own business because she wanted to be in control of her own destiny.
a sense of destiny
He was driven on by a strong sense of destiny.
He was driven on by a strong sense of destiny.