betoken

Example Sentences

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And though releasing a series in the last week of the year doesn’t exactly betoken confidence, I can predict with some confidence that there might be one.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

Cityscapes materialize on backdrops in ways that betoken both the dreamlike landscapes of Monet as well as the Tinseltown innovation of film colorization.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2017

In electoral politics, likewise: a successful re-election that seemed to betoken a sustained realignment for the Democrats.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2017

"They don't start anything, and probably didn't determine much — but betoken a widespread disgust in the air."

From US News • Sep. 30, 2016

Our red coats, our horses, and the presence of the hounds, did not betoken the chase, they merely indicated that the Hunt was about to be photographed.

From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin