prologue

Example Sentences

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In a prologue about Lee’s harsh childhood in Manchester, England, her mother hums a tune to her based on the traditional Shaker hymn “Beautiful Treasures.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Method dressing often becomes prologue to the film itself — it sets the tone and the context of the film and makes you curious about it,” says Ross Martin, president of marketing agency Known.

From Los Angeles Times

If past is prologue, he will overreach in response to this week’s peace proffer, rejecting what many in his entourage would view as an attractive exit from a strategic miscue.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shawver: Because we added the prologue, the animated sequence setting up the world of music and magic, the audience got what we were doing.

From Los Angeles Times

Past is prologue, so he may pull this off.

From Salon