fortuneteller

Example Sentences

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The fortuneteller was right, though it would take multiple championships—never mind three terms as Italy’s prime minister—for any ill wind to catch up with him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 2025

Here, Frances Adams is told by a fortuneteller that she will lose her life at the hands of another.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

When the pandemic began, Ms. Milo began posting feel-good videos and photos on Instagram, sometimes dressed as a good-news fortuneteller.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

A reporter goes on a 3½-year journey chronicling the life of Paulina Stevens, a Romani woman and fortuneteller, that results in a podcast, “Foretold.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2023

And she’s dressed like a fortuneteller, with a glittery purple scarf around her neck and a yellow river of a dress with a red sash.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson