omens

Example Sentences

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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

The omens are good for the British pair – last year, they won GB's first figure skating World Championship medal in more than 40 years with bronze in Boston.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

But, in general, history shows that golden crosses are positive omens for investors.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

The people of r/Superstonk are dogmatic, unforgiving of alternative views, indulgent of auguries and omens, simultaneously convinced of their righteousness yet constantly fretting about their opponents’ vast and mysterious powers to undermine them.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2024

Dany had named him the first of her Queens- guard . . . and when Mormont's gruff counsel and the omens agreed, her course was clear.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin