harbinger

Example Sentences

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Whether retail buying is a harbinger of better returns in the coming weeks for Tesla shares is hard to say.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Discord won’t remain a pariah; instead, its moves are a harbinger of what’s coming for every major online space.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

“This verdict for the plaintiff in the very first bellwether trial is a harbinger of what’s to come,” Sarah London, who served as co-lead trial attorney and is co-leading the multidistrict litigation, said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Louise Adler, the Jewish daughter of Holocaust survivors, said "I cannot be party to silencing writers" and that Abdel-Fattah's exclusion "weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation."

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

This is how I think of him: like his namesake, the raven, a harbinger of death and doom.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson