seer

Example Sentences

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As these tone-deaf lines indicate, Flanner was a gifted writer but not a political seer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Bynum is a seeker as well as a seer, inseparable from the struggles of his people.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

The fittingly named act takes a side-long view of the daily grind, with frontman Jake Silvas sounding equal parts carnival barker and seer as he mocks hustle culture, corporate ladders and better living through chemistry.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

When another seer struck a tone of reconciliation, saying that the temple dispute was now in the past and that Muslims and Hindus should work on “brotherhood,” Mr. Chavhanke interrupted him.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024

The seer was a specialist in the casting of twigs; he threw them on the ground, and made interpretations based on how they fell.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho