crystal ball

Example Sentences

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“He who lives by the crystal ball learns to eat ground glass,” as they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“We don’t have a crystal ball, because we’re still at war,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

“If I had a crystal ball I could tell you now what is going to happen,” Heimo Schirgi, the World Cup chief operating officer for FIFA, said Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Well, unless you’ve got a reliable crystal ball, analyzing trends within economic datasets and models are the best bet.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

He wiped it with the back of his hand and stared into the cup like it was a crystal ball.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds