prelude
Example Sentences
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It was a striking prelude to "Body to Body", the album's first full track, interwoven with Korea's most iconic folk song and the album's namesake, Arirang.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
This, though, doesn’t look like a prelude to a recession.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
The ceremony is a prelude to the annual L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
A year later he won the World Cup crystal globe in the slalom as a prelude to his split with the Norwegian set-up.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
He could think of nothing better, and feared the silence that might come down, and the awkwardness that would be a prelude to her telling him that it had been nice to meet up again.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.