prophecies

Example Sentences

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Indeed, in both cases, followers of the dead prophets are constantly finding new meaning in old prophecies.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Forgive me, but I have seen and heard prophecies emanating from what must be the same Doomsday Machine before.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Warren Buffett once called him a Cassandra—the mythological Trojan priestess whose grim prophecies were ignored.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

"If you keep looking at your age, you go back to these self-fulfilling prophecies," Peters says.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

"You know prophecies always have double meanings. It might not literally mean you die."

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan