Example Sentences

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With three chances so far in 2026 to project monthly job creation, Wall Street’s soothsayers have struck out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Investors shouldn’t put too much stock in the latest soothsayers predicting AI doom.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Her husband, who would later write witches and sorcerers and soothsayers into “Macbeth,” “The Tempest” and “Julius Caesar,” is taxed by her psychic gifts.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Political soothsayers might be tempted to study the results of Britain’s July 4 general election for clues about how the United States might vote on Nov. 5.

From New York Times • May 25, 2024

She laughed at the puppets, wondered at the soothsayers, applauded the singers, and cheered for the racing horses.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman