portending
Example Sentences
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Amid fading light, the delicate fledglings fluttered in a wind portending a storm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
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
"Nonetheless, while we expect the summer rally to continue, investor exuberance is likely to lessen in the near-term, portending a less vigorous rally."
From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2023
The Treaty of Vienna, made between the Empire and Spain, was justly regarded in England as portending danger to this country.
From A History of the Four Georges, Volume I by Justin McCarthy