forbode
Example Sentences
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The oppressive pressure, Raffles noted, “seemed to forbode an earthquake.”
From Scientific American ● Mar. 1, 2013
The lyrics she has written in 1940 forbode Millay-things probably to come.
From Time Magazine Archive
On every side there were signs of a new era setting in, which forbode no good to the ancient customs and institutions of the land.
From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by James Kennedy
Judith pushed her way into the house and seated herself on the bench, where she sat looking at him with an expression in her eyes that seemed to forbode revolt.
From Norston's Rest by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
He wouldn't lie down, and when he did, it was with a grump of protest that seemed to forbode failure.
From Melchior's Dream and Other Tales by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
