portend
Example Sentences
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Yet the reticence from car buyers toward the end of last year portend a potentially volatile year marked by uncertainty around tariffs and the broader economy.
But if they fail, it portends an epic flop.
From Salon
"However, we still are dealing with the legacy of 150 years of fire suppression. Together, drying conditions and overly dense fuels portend a challenging and more fiery future."
From Science Daily
In “Weapons,” its eerie harmonic movement portends an innocence soon to be lost.
From Los Angeles Times
Early in the second half, there had been one stretch that seemed to portend a different ending.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
