Example Sentences

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In Rye: Playing a boy named Josh in the movie “Big,” Tom Hanks consults Zoltar, a fortune-telling machine at Playland Amusement Park.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

"People struggling with trouble turn to fortune-telling and Yadaya, seeking the power and belief derived from it," said Linn Nhyo Taryar.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

Within this booming ecosystem, Krans is the unlikely cover girl of 21st century fortune-telling.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

For example, the Tarot deck, originally for competitive card games, later morphed into a tool for fortune-telling.

From National Geographic • Nov. 3, 2023

“What, are we into fortune-telling now? What is this thing?”

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman