portentous

Example Sentences

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Were the dialogue a bit less ornate and portentous, the story might be easier to swallow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Like the album, the trailer's atmosphere is brooding and portentous.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

It was also an America with some portentous innovations.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2024

This felt like, for us, a tribute to her and allowed us to play with the sense of something a little more portentous without being opportunistic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

On the stage, in front of a velvet curtain, were two flags: the Stars and Stripes and the unmistakable and portentous crimson Soviet banner with its hammer and sickle.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady