Example Sentences

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The top honor at the newly rebranded Actor Awards recognizes the ensemble cast of a film -- a decision that sometimes, but not always, presages Oscars best picture glory.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

The rapidly growing rail system is a symbol of India’s modernization, and Charu’s bookish father, a workshop manager, believes in the progress it presages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

But he takes umbrage at the notion that 2023 presages a “new normal.”

From National Geographic • Sep. 8, 2023

The book presages much of what Cronenberg has done in the movies; it’s clearly as much of an influence on him as it has been for such directors as Nicolas Roeg or Ridley Scott.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Hence, the passage presages the coming of the Messiah.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife