prophesy

Example Sentences

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When we set out to make this film, No Choice, we hoped to imagine a plausible future — not to prophesy our present reality.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025

Only Chani manages to escape the trap of prophesy and bloodlines, of arranged marriage, designer babies and the dream of world domination.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024

Mr Darko told the BBC that the police lost a case earlier this year against a pastor who had been charged for allegedly making an alarmist prophesy about a celebrity musician being shot.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2022

Coming from a top central bank official, a prediction that the economy is headed for tough times might become a self-fulfilling prophesy, shattering already fragile confidence.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2022

As for pronunciation, prophecy ends in a “see,” prophesy in a “sigh.”

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner