prelude
Example Sentences
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Yet while an increase in wholesale prices is a prelude of sorts to what consumers end up paying for goods and services, the relationship is far from exact.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
It could be the biggest IPO ever but it also might just be the prelude for a record-breaking merger.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
It was a prelude to the chaos and calamity that was to come this season.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
The company is boosting the storage capacity of its devices, a move thought to be a prelude to expected Siri enhancements later this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
Even Lillian Woodward failed to show for her prelude, and Turner found himself taking her place at the organ bench and looking over a mighty small congregation.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
Vocabulary lists containing prelude
"Two Kinds" (from The Joy Luck Club) by Amy Tan
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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"Total Loss Weekend" by Don Delillo
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