prophet

Example Sentences

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The Beatle most associated with sitars and yoga poses was the last one anyone would expect to become a business prophet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Hours earlier, AFP reporters met a man who introduced himself as a prophet, Stephen Benson Nundu.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

Two, a prophet is without honor in his own country.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025

Many also believe that this is the place where, according to the Bible and the Quran, God spoke to the prophet from the burning bush.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

Samir, the Seller of Dreams, I realized, could read such cryptic tablets of the inner mind as a false prophet could read tea leaves or knucklebones.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri