portentous

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Were the dialogue a bit less ornate and portentous, the story might be easier to swallow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Like the album, the trailer's atmosphere is brooding and portentous.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

Starting with his film-school projects in the early 1970s, David Cronenberg hit the ground running with projects that tucked sharp social critiques into ominously portentous narratives.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

It was also an America with some portentous innovations.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2024

The chaplain’s first mention of the name Yossarian! had tolled deep in his memory like a portentous gong.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller