prelude
Example Sentences
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Administration officials fielded phone calls from executives and political allies trying to decipher whether Trump’s threat was a bluff or a prelude to an escalation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
A year later he won the World Cup crystal globe in the slalom as a prelude to his split with the Norwegian set-up.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
Seen now, Annie feels almost like a prelude to Roy's later life as a feted novelist and one of India's most polarising writers.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
MLB officials have cited that fan concern repeatedly over the last year, prelude to an expected push for a salary cap.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
All these consequences of organic phosphate poisoning, if survived, may be a prelude to worse.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing prelude
"Two Kinds" (from The Joy Luck Club) by Amy Tan
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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"Total Loss Weekend" by Don Delillo
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