prophetic
Example Sentences
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Mr. Warshaw’s argument is, in fact, something considerably more prosaic: a category error dressed in prophetic clothing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
McIlroy's belief that finally landing the Green Jacket last year would pave the way for more major victories proved prophetic.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Pynchon is so prophetic, he looked at California in 1966 and already saw a silicon chip.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
NAR evangelist Sean Feucht posted to Facebook: “President Trump posts the exact prophetic word about him from Kim Clement in Redding, California in 2007.”
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Then, finally, the fifth April of the war arrived, and in southern Illinois it came in a burst of warmth and color that seemed prophetic to those who waited for word from Washington.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
Vocabulary lists containing prophetic
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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