forbode
Example Sentences
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The oppressive pressure, Raffles noted, “seemed to forbode an earthquake.”
From Scientific American ● Mar. 1, 2013
The lyrics she has written in 1940 forbode Millay-things probably to come.
From Time Magazine Archive
He wouldn't lie down, and when he did, it was with a grump of protest that seemed to forbode failure.
From Melchior's Dream and Other Tales by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
His mother forbode to lecture, but judiciously turned the conversation.
From Big Game A Story for Girls by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
The old master of the castle noticed this change, and his father's heart forbode trouble.
From Legends of the Rhine by Wilhelm Ruland
