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Portentously, one image shows two wrapped boxes — the same ones that he removed from the window once the “Nothing” show had concluded — on a pier, positioned like a couple gazing at the horizon.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2021

Portentously titled “Next Year in Jerusalem,” the Gagosian exhibition is effective middlebrow art as catharsis, spectacle with a message.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2010

Portentously an awful rumor spread that President von Hindenburg was threatening to resign if the Reichstag went "Nein!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Portentously spectral, Mr. Jones frowned at the sound.

From Victory An Island Tale by Conrad, Joseph

"Mas'r will go his own way!" said Sam, with rueful submission, at the same time winking most Portentously to Andy, whose delight was now very near the explosive point.

From Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher