omen
noun
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
omens
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pluralof omen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There are bad omens for future tax policy, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
An omen among omens: Mid-dog-walk that day, I spot a onesie that reads “Milk Drunk” and shudder at the impulse to recruit our newborns into low-key bacchanalia.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
You wouldn't have predicted a Scotland defeat that early, but you get to understand the triggers in this team and the omens weren't encouraging.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
The people of r/Superstonk are dogmatic, unforgiving of alternative views, indulgent of auguries and omens, simultaneously convinced of their righteousness yet constantly fretting about their opponents’ vast and mysterious powers to undermine them.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2024
People talk a lot about omens, thought the shepherd.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
