portending
Example Sentences
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Before they knew it, the sky turned dark, portending a storm.
From BBC • May 29, 2025
Unified schools damaged or destroyed in the Palisades fire have been cleared of debris more quickly than expected, portending a timely reopening of facilities.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025
Cougars are our canaries in the coal mine, portending consequences of lost connectivity for all Southwest Washington.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023
But scientists confirmed that the El Niño weather phenomenon has started, portending hotter temperatures through next year.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023
Some also of those who come to him he repels by unfavourable signs; as it is reported he formally rejected Cæsar Germanicus when he offered him food; thus portending what shortly happened.
From The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens by Yonge, Charles Duke
