prophecies

Example Sentences

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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

"Family bonds, ancient prophecies, and the sacred line of succession will be tested in a dangerous campaign for power. Who will survive? Who will rise?"

From BBC • Feb. 18, 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

One sign of the fictional nature of this line of thinking is the way prophecies of the end of the world are routinely, in Kermode’s words, “disconfirmed without being discredited.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

“So, what do you mean, prophecies?” asked Gregor, although he knew what prophecies were.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins