prelude
Example Sentences
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Yet while an increase in wholesale prices is a prelude of sorts to what consumers end up paying for goods and services, the relationship is far from exact.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
It was a striking prelude to "Body to Body", the album's first full track, interwoven with Korea's most iconic folk song and the album's namesake, Arirang.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
The company is boosting the storage capacity of its devices, a move thought to be a prelude to expected Siri enhancements later this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
"At its core, this looks like pressure and leverage rather than a prelude to invasion," he wrote.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Miss Ingram, who had now seated herself with proud grace at the piano, spreading out her snowy robes in queenly amplitude, commenced a brilliant prelude; talking meantime.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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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