portent

Example Sentences

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Slate's Alexander Sammon warned that Thursday's vote "is a chilling portent of the future of Republican governance and the state of democracy nationwide."

From Salon

The cable anchors overseeing coverage of Trump’s trip Monday tried to invest the event with grand portent.

From Washington Post

The front doors were broken, an employee explained, so that wasn’t necessarily a portent.

From Washington Post

Ellie’s reluctant guardian is a broken man — and an ill portent for her future.

From Washington Post

That is why the 10 percent trim in performances for next season is a portent of what’s to come.

From New York Times