I was just wondering whether 'inevitable' can be used in this case:
If she died, there would inevitable sadness.
I've seen 'inevitable tension' being used before, so would it be right in that case?
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Sign up to join this communityI was just wondering whether 'inevitable' can be used in this case:
If she died, there would inevitable sadness.
I've seen 'inevitable tension' being used before, so would it be right in that case?
I think you are using "inevitable" correctly. "Inevitable tension" would suggest that you know beforehand that a circumstance will result in tension (no matter what). Likewise, in "If she died, there would [be] inevitable sadness[.]" (grammatical corrections made), "inevitable sadness" implies that you know beforehand that her death would cause sadness. So I think you understand how to use "inevitable" in this way.