foreshadow

Example Sentences

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Over time the address has become a vehicle for presidents to address the nation’s residents, claim legislative victories and foreshadow upcoming policy goals.

From Los Angeles Times

But there was a twist that foreshadows the uncertain new path of Venezuela’s leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is ironic that Harrison’s protest against taxation ended up foreshadowing private markets’ capture of artistic value.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Tokyo figures, which often foreshadow nationwide trends, showed price pressures easing at the start of 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a move that foreshadowed Parton’s future as a feminist firebrand of her time, she contracted a lawyer and found a room for her daughters and herself in the Marlboro Hotel in Boston.

From The Wall Street Journal