loom

Example Sentences

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Reports of potentially looming job cuts at Oracle have been floating around for weeks.

From MarketWatch

While the stock has stabilized in recent weeks, it remains below a technical zone, a warning that further declines may loom.

From MarketWatch

Another, and much more consequential battle between the digital-assets industry and traditional finance firms looms large.

From Barron's

With the sides still far apart and a deadline looming, the league’s goal is to avoid a repeat of 2012 by crafting a blueprint based on lessons learned from everything that went wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nearing the eleven o’clock hour, when the waxy moon loomed high above the creaking canopy of Deadwood, Clare was awakened by a knock.

From Literature