portentous
Example Sentences
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His chapters land on portentous punchlines and his comic timing is poor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Like the album, the trailer's atmosphere is brooding and portentous.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025
Unable to persuade a majority of the commission to endorse their deficit-cutting recommendations, Simpson and Bowles took it upon themselves to issue a list under the portentous title “The Moment of Truth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
That’s when her portentous warpaint emerges, a crisp black border drawn from tear duct to wing crowning a frigid, distrustful gaze.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2024
As Tom took up the receiver the compressed heat exploded into sound and we were listening to the portentous chords of Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the ballroom below.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Vocabulary lists containing portentous
Romeo and Juliet
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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The Great Gatsby
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