- past tense form of foreshadow.
- past participle of foreshadow.
foreshadowed
Example Sentences
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Visitors also encountered the phonograph and early mechanical fastening devices that foreshadowed later developments in clothing closures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
His comments upon exiting might have foreshadowed the current difficulties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Andreessen’s prescient call foreshadowed 15 years of transformation and arguably trillions in value creation.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
The brazen move foreshadowed a career in higher office that ditched the formalities used by other politicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Each is foreshadowed by an earlier century, but dazzles into full prominence in the twentieth.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
