- plural of omen.
omens
Example Sentences
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Successive dynasties employed specialists to monitor celestial events because unusual phenomena in the sky were often interpreted as omens.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
There are bad omens for future tax policy, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
An omen among omens: Mid-dog-walk that day, I spot a onesie that reads “Milk Drunk” and shudder at the impulse to recruit our newborns into low-key bacchanalia.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
If you were a supporter who believed in omens and superstitions then the sight of the unbreakable centre-back getting broken was not good for your karma.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
“The omens are horrible\ This is a trick, a deception. Beware Greeks bearing gifts!”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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