harbinger

Example Sentences

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Those sky-high prices, traders say, are a harbinger of where the rest of the market could be heading if the Persian Gulf isn’t reopened soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The study warned the case was a "harbinger" of the pollution to come, given how many rockets will be needed to launch all the satellites that Earth is planning to blast into space.

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

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