prologue

Example Sentences

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We meet him following a prologue set in a prison, where an old man is given the task of burning a batch of papers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

He mentioned another guy, who is now in my prologue, Georg Ritter von Schönerer, a Viennese aristocrat who was inspirational to Hitler at a given moment in Hitler’s youth.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

But the script for Besson’s “Dracula” keeps getting distracted with multiple flashbacks — the film opens with a 15-minute prologue in which Vlad straps on his fanged helmet and rides into battle.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

UK road champion Sam Watson won the opening prologue of the race for Ineos Grenadiers.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

I watched her fall convincingly into poverty and despair, once abandoned by the wicked count—who was the prologue speaker in his black cloak.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan