portending

Example Sentences

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Before they knew it, the sky turned dark, portending a storm.

From BBC • May 29, 2025

Cougars are our canaries in the coal mine, portending consequences of lost connectivity for all Southwest Washington.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

The dollar was heavy in Asia, and equities around most of the region declined, portending weakness when Europe wakes up as well.

From Reuters • May 22, 2023

The film, which was narrated in Spanish by a voice portending to be the Latin-owned bar itself, was praised as a nuanced and moving exploration of gentrification, migration and transgender identity.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2023

About the same day others joined the plotters, and on July 20, Barère, the orator of the Committee, who watched the turning of the tide, made an ambiguous declaration portending a breach.

From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville