forerun

Example Sentences

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It may, however, forerun a wartime wave of back-to-the-bed "escape" novels.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was in my sleep; but then, it was one of those dreams that always forerun the reality.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

O, this same thought did but forerun my need; And this same needy man must sell it me.

From Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, William

Indeed, the signs of his fall, or those that forerun it, are terrible and amazing to behold.

From The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works by Bunyan, John

Prosperity forerun thee; Awkward chance Never be neighbour to thy wishes' venture: Content and Fame advance thee; ever thrive, And Glory thy mortality survive.

From Locrine/Mucedorus by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)