portent

Example Sentences

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Even when he loses his narrative way or gets bogged down in metaphysical portent, his visual command seldom abandons him.

From Los Angeles Times

And more worrisome from his perspective was what the heat wave meant for the state’s future, saying it was an “ominous portent” of conditions to come.

From Seattle Times

Impacts of the heat wave — which climate scientists and meteorologists say is a manifestation of climate change and a portent of conditions in the coming decades — were beginning to pile up.

From Seattle Times

Circuses do, however, show up in operas from time to time, mainly as a portent of nasty business.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s some depression, and a little fighting, all of it wrapped in a smushy blanket of dreams and portents, floaty music and florid dialogue.

From New York Times