soothsay

Example Sentences

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But, he added, the ability to soothsay where a young man is going to be five years from now requires the scout to dig even deeper.

From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2016

A regular monthly column, for example, is called "Haruspex," for the Roman soothsay ers who divined the future by poking through the entrails of sacrificial animals.

From Time Magazine Archive

So much she said to Heriolf, but she had not ended her soothsay.

From Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

This stuff, stirred by the komfo diviner, answers questions and enables man to soothsay.

From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Beyond forests, beyond mountains, lived in the Crimea a certain kind woman named Lala, who could soothsay.

From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk