prophesy

Example Sentences

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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

One of their three unreleased songs Love In The City could almost be a prophesy of what befell them.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2022

This gap apparently also applies to prophesy, as we see at the episode’s end: one last explicit tie to “Game of Thrones,” which was a broad-stroke retelling of “Game of Thrones.”

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2022

It is possible that this newly-emerged roach behavior could prophesy future roach adaptations.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2022

The priest proceeded to interpret my mother’s prophesy, but I was too anxious about her well-being to pay any attention to what he was saying.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane