presage

Example Sentences

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Crime fiction became more realistic, an approach presaged by Dashiell Hammett and other hard-boiled American writers in the 1920s.

From The Wall Street Journal

The rapidly growing rail system is a symbol of India’s modernization, and Charu’s bookish father, a workshop manager, believes in the progress it presages.

From The Wall Street Journal

He didn’t stay, but his arrival presaged their comeback.

From Los Angeles Times

He didn’t stay but his arrival presaged their comeback.

From Los Angeles Times

Corporate earnings are growing, and profit margins are stable and often expanding—and that usually presages higher stock prices.

From Barron's