portending
Example Sentences
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Amid fading light, the delicate fledglings fluttered in a wind portending a storm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
Before they knew it, the sky turned dark, portending a storm.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
Cougars are our canaries in the coal mine, portending consequences of lost connectivity for all Southwest Washington.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
The dollar was heavy in Asia, and equities around most of the region declined, portending weakness when Europe wakes up as well.
From Reuters ● May 22, 2023
His aversion to the sound of the brook can, therefore, come from no conscious knowledge of a portending catastrophe in the dream.
From Shapes that Haunt the Dusk by Howells, William Dean