forbode

Example Sentences

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The oppressive pressure, Raffles noted, “seemed to forbode an earthquake.”

From Scientific American • Mar. 1, 2013

The lyrics she has written in 1940 forbode Millay-things probably to come.

From Time Magazine Archive

Elphin of lively qualities, Thy resolution is unmanly; Thou must not be over sorrowful: Better to trust in God than to forbode ill.

From The Mabinogion Vol. 3 by Edwards, Owen Morgan, Sir

Straight would to horse the margrave, and with his warriors ride I ween, their hearts that moment their coming doom forbode.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

Nothing uneven in the slight vibration of the ship; nothing that might possibly forbode trouble.

From Hawk Carse by Gilmore, Anthony