Example Sentences

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Meanwhile Philippa, knowing that “visionaries are ungovernable,” fears that Barton’s presence in her nunnery portends catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Let’s be real, rational thought portends the obvious: It’s a wrap.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

That’s what the defection of his largest influencers portends.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

A federal holiday often portends a long weekend for travel—or maybe just an extra day off to relax.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

I don't know just what it is, but I imagine that I feel as they say the Saxons felt when they saw the comet flaming in the year of the Conquest, that something portends.

From In a Mysterious Way by Warner, Anne