presage

Example Sentences

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It was an early example of Americans’ resentment of English tyranny, presaging the anger that would erupt into the Revolutionary War in the next century.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some worry that the decision presages a return to the Stalin-era practice of separating the children of those deemed “enemies of state” from their parents.

From New York Times

The result has been a stagnant Japanese economy that has proved resistant to monetary-policy measures — including a promise to seek higher inflation, which presaged the path now being taken by the Fed.

From Seattle Times

A rise in case counts alone, in many places, may not presage a flood of very sick people.

From Seattle Times

She does not think Russia’s late-summer military exercises near Estonia, scheduled by the man she calls “the bully next door,” presage aggression.

From Washington Post