prophet

Example Sentences

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More than 80 years after he was created in Albert Camus’s 1942 novella “The Stranger,” Meursault is still the same chilling prophet of alienation, a walking caricature of emotionlessness who is nevertheless spellbinding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

One user shared a conversation with AI in which he suggested he might be a "prophet".

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Hours earlier, AFP reporters met a man who introduced himself as a prophet, Stephen Benson Nundu.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

Two, a prophet is without honor in his own country.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025

The people had come to hear the prophet, the multitude had responded.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison