The fate of more than two million Jews serves as a kind of litmus test.
Mr. Salinas's fate also served as a cautionary example.
An account of the whaleship Essex, whose disastrous fate in the early 19th century would later serve as inspiration for Melville.
"They tell me that fate has served you harshly," he spoke bluntly then.
I hope his fate will serve as an object lesson for you.
"Dead or not, your fate shall serve to daunt other murderers, and the time shall be noon tomorrow."
Time and fate have not served us well.
So fate no longer pre- serves thee for that.
His name was Uno, and his fate might have served as the theme for a ballad.
But as the fate of the Selous rhino serves to illustrate, a lot can happen in a decade.