doomsayer

Example Sentences

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I have been accused of being a doomsayer, but this is not true.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025

At UCLA, Swain finds himself in an unfamiliar position; as a climate scientist often quoted by the media, he is usually the one who gets criticized as a doomsayer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Speaking at an event to mark the party's 50th anniversary, Mr Benfield told the BBC he had become "somewhat of a doomsayer" about efforts to protect the environment.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023

When she arrives in a city in the midst of an outbreak, she is often the online target of derision and frustration, cast as a doomsayer that a lockdown is coming.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Musk, a founder of both the electric car company Tesla Motors and the private space-exploration firm SpaceX, has become an outspoken doomsayer about the threat artificial intelligence might one day pose to the human race.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2020