foreshadowing
Example Sentences
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The idea began at Hewlett-Packard in the 1950s—a foreshadowing of the Silicon Valley look of today—and slowly spread, hitting the East Coast in the early 1990s.
Now that the show’s wedding episodes have aired, one can’t help wondering if the show’s producers were spooning out a bit of foreshadowing.
From Salon
An ominous undertone, foreshadowing the unchecked slaughter to come, could be heard on October 8, 2023, the day after the Hamas attack on Israel resulted in close to 1,200 deaths.
From Salon
And plus, I like how you did that, kind of foreshadowing this episode with the two shows that you picked.
From Los Angeles Times
To optimize space, he proposed a bold new concept — circular office buildings — unwittingly foreshadowing what would later become his most iconic project.
From Los Angeles Times
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