prelude

Example Sentences

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This, though, doesn’t look like a prelude to a recession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

"At its core, this looks like pressure and leverage rather than a prelude to invasion," he wrote.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

The ceremony is a prelude to the annual L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 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

The foregoing investigation into the nature of the idea of Texas is put down as a prelude to my journeying across Texas with Charley in Rocinante.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck