portent

Example Sentences

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Maybe they had portents that it could be like this.

From BBC

That usually unremarkable occurrence proved to be a portent for the exhibition.

From The Wall Street Journal

That seemed a portent of more to come as the June primary inches ever closer.

From Los Angeles Times

A portent, perhaps, of the weather forecast which briefly caused a scare prior to India's dominant win over Pakistan later that evening.

From BBC

But the country's most popular horoscope forecasting the Buddhist new year starting in early 2026, touted by street vendors nationwide in recent days, contains clashing portents.

From Barron's