portend

Example Sentences

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Does this Super Bowl’s record-breaking A.I. ad splurge also portend a coming pop?

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

Between 2002 and 2007 the dollar suffered a similar drop, but it didn’t portend the end of its hegemonic status.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Early in the second half, there had been one stretch that seemed to portend a different ending.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025

The Greeks had an old saying, too: “Red beard and blue eyes portend the Devil.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides