foretold

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Nothing of that great regional upheaval greedily foretold by the prophets of Western decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Little is known about the saint who, according to legend, was born on a clifftop in Pembrokeshire during a violent storm, after angels foretold his birth to St Patrick 30 years prior.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Life imitated art when, in 2019, Van Der Beek fulfilled the prophecy foretold by a “Don’t Trust the B—” storyline and became a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Some claim that the stock market’s full-year direction is foretold by its performance on the first trading day of January; others focus on the first two days, and still others on the first week.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

Her eyes grew huge with alarm like I was Madame Myrtle and had just foretold the actual future.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling