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How to use inevitably in a sentence

40 example sentences · adverb

Inevitably means in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent. Example: “Inevitably, all creatures eventually die.”

Examples of inevitably by meaning

adverbIn a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.

  • Inevitably, all creatures eventually die.
  • The sun inevitably rises.
  • Despite the town's best efforts, the dam inevitably gave way.

adverbAs usual; predictably; as expected.

  • Inevitably, the next-door neighbour began to mow his lawn just as she lays down her head after a long night shift.
  • The child inevitably began to cry when his mother went to work.
  • The inevitably long line of customers queued for the latest 'Harry Potter'.

More sentences with inevitably

  • The arrival of her new baby would inevitably disorganise her life.From the entry disorganise
  • Caring for a loved one with a chronic illness inevitably involves self-sacrifice.From the entry self-sacrifice
  • The arrival of her new baby would inevitably disorganize her life.From the entry disorganize
  • Printed matter circulated by the (US) Democratic Party inevitably displays a union bug.From the entry union bug
  • Although there are two sides to every story, the fallacy that they are inevitably equally ethical is called bothsidesism.From the entry side
  • There will be heartbreak later, inevitably, but there is happiness for now.2026 March 19, Kate Montgomery, “(Im)politeness in Neuromixed Interactions: An investigation of three autistic romance novels”, in SSRN…. From the entry neuromixed
  • Baths are inevitably associated with licentious pleasure: the most generous expression of the “me time” age.2025 June 7, Jo Ellison, “Breakfast in bath—yes or eurgh?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN…. From the entry me time
  • Can't wait for the vagueposts she and Jess inevitably release about each other when the season's over.2024 July 2, “The caption under harriets new insta post 😭😭”, in Reddit, r/LoveIslandTV, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2025. From the entry vaguepost
  • In the Sibelian world of song, then, postludes would inevitably sound redundant or extraneous.2023, Gustav Djupsjöbacka, The Songs of Jean Sibelius: Poetry, Music, Performance, page 81. From the entry postlude
  • Eventually, inevitably, it was just Smith, and one baseball-mitted coach throwing down ersatz spin.2022 March 3, Geoff Lemon, “Australia plunge into unknown as cricket’s resurrection in Pakistan continues”, in The Guardian. From the entry baseball-mitted
  • Tay's Law: Any sufficiently advanced AI will inevitably become a white supremacist."2022 June 22, CaveOpp's BitChute, BitChute. From the entry Tay's Law
  • But inevitably, my cisness crumbled, and with it, my belief in the usefulness of gender itself.2020, LJ, "Who Needs Gender?", in Non-Binary Lives: An Anthology of Intersecting Identities (eds. Benjamin Vincent, Jos Twist, Kat Gupta…. From the entry cisness
  • When virtual hand grasps an object, the hand will inevitably shake slightly.2019, Masaaki Kurosu, Human-Computer Interaction. Recognition and Interaction, page 323. From the entry misrelease
  • Eliminationism is often voiced as crude “jokes,” a sense of humor inevitably predicated on venomous hatred.2016, David Neiwert, Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right, →ISBN. From the entry eliminationism
  • Inevitably, before long some arthropods began to drag themselves ashore to take advantage of these untapped resources.2015, Dave Goulson, A Buzz in the Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm, Picador, →ISBN, pages 24-25. From the entry waterproof
  • Sadly, I was the one minxing around, so I was inevitably going to meet a horrible death.2014, Kelly Brook, Close Up: The Autobiography, London: Sidgwick & Jackson, →ISBN. From the entry minx
  • We’ve all placed people on pedestals, and then, almost inevitably, they let us down.2012 August 31, Todd Leopold, “When the hero falls off the pedestal”, in CNN, archived from the original on 13 Oct 2022. From the entry pedestal
  • And avoid trodding on the inevitably wet soil around the base of the shrubs as you work.2009 March 18, Sonia Day, “Nip that gardening zeal in the bud”, in Toronto Star. From the entry trod
  • Emanuel’s version was already blander — and later rephrasings have inevitably become more so.2009 August 2, Jack Rosenthal, “A Terrible Thing to Waste”, in New York Times. From the entry rephrasing
  • Grunge is set for a revival, though with a twist: glamorous grunge (or "glunge", inevitably).2009 August 1, Jess Cartner-Morley, “How to dress: The grunge revival”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024. From the entry glunge
  • If you skip meals, you will inevitably end up snacking on more high-fat high-sugar foods.2008, Mohgah Elsheikh, Caroline Murphy, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. From the entry graze
  • When the demos took charge, law and order inevitably collapsed, or so they concluded.2007, Tim Blanning, The Pursuit of Glory, Penguin, published 2008, page 323. From the entry demos
  • But Paracelsus' theory of the archeus and the alchemy of life inevitably led him into deeper waters.2006, Philip Ball, The Devil's Doctor, Arrow, published 2007, page 250. From the entry archeus
  • Thus, any attempt to write a biography of McClellan inevitably "devolves into a psychograph."1998, Thomas J. Rowland, George B. McClellan and Civil War History, →ISBN. From the entry psychograph
  • They included, inevitably, some unattractive specimens, and much of their wealth has proved evanescent.1990, Anthony Lejeune, “Class”, in National Review, volume 42, number 21, pages 81–84. From the entry Thatcher's children
  • Inevitably, supplies of injectable Methedrine found their way onto the street market.1990, Julian Chomet, Speed and Amphetamines, New York: F. Watts, →ISBN, page 20. From the entry methedrine
  • Her research is, given her circumstances as a visitor, impeccable, although there are inevitably tiny mistakes.1989 January 15, Martin Booth, “HONG KONG SKYSCRAPERS AND SEA DRAGONS”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original…. From the entry Kowloon City
  • Fashion, like T-shirts, inevitably communicates the mood of a unique era.1979, 1979 LaGrange High School Yearbook, LaGrange, Georgia, United States: LaGrange High School, page 168. From the entry pobody's nerfect
  • The chances were that, sooner or later, such greenness would inevitably lead to a graver disaster.1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 152. From the entry greenness
  • Further, the specification of one target group in one target area inevitably disattracts other potentially needful groups.1968 January–February, Edward J. O’Donnell, “A place to go and a place to be from…: The Neighborhood Service Center”, in Ruth C. Galaid…. From the entry disattract
  • Once bring in the police and what is inevitably bound to follow?1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London. From the entry once
  • The catophile will inevitably choose Thackeray, and prefer Baudelaire to either.1922 September, “The Race of Tom”, in The Atlantic Monthly, page 424. From the entry catophile
  • 'Cosmic emotion' inevitably takes them in the form of enthusiasm and freedom.1902, William James, “Lectures IV and V: The Religion of Healthy-mindedness”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human…. From the entry animally
  • While long-distance and commuter rail travel still fared well, train travel to seaside resorts was perhaps inevitably falling away.2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wreccker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 51. From the entry fare

Meaning of inevitably

  1. adverb In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
  2. adverb As usual; predictably; as expected.

Full definition of inevitably

Questions about inevitably in a sentence

How do you use inevitably in a sentence?
Inevitably is used as an adverb. For example: “Inevitably, all creatures eventually die.”
What is a short sentence with inevitably?
“The sun inevitably rises.”
What does inevitably mean?
Inevitably means in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inevitably (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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