forerun

Example Sentences

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It may, however, forerun a wartime wave of back-to-the-bed "escape" novels.

From Time Magazine Archive

The comet was the talk, especially in the evening, of the world, as it was taken to forerun disasters.

From The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form by Williams, Henry Llewellyn

O, this same thought did but forerun my need; And this same needy man must sell it me.

From Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, William

But like many other incredible conceptions which have forerun their own still more incredible fulfillment, the very thought electrifies us with hope and courage.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

It cannot forerun the limitations of its day, nor anticipate the conquests and common possessions of the future.

From Spenser by Church, R. W. (Richard William)