portentous
adjective
of the nature of a portent; momentous.
portentously
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a word derived from
portentous.
Example Sentences
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The bell in the Marquis of Granby, once a favourite spot for Conservatives, portentously stopped ringing just before the pandemic shut pubs across the country - and hasn't started back up since.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
During promotional teases, Apple Music’s Ebro Darden portentously intoned, “The wait. Is almost. Over.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2023
The hem of Lady Washizu’s robe lightly, portentously, squeaks across the floor whenever she walks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
The decision was reached in Uefa’s Tuesday conference call, a telephonic fixture trailed slightly more portentously than a second-tier Champions League tie.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2020
Ginika parked in the circular driveway of a house that announced its wealth, the stone exterior solid and overbearing, four white pillars rising portentously at the entrance.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
