portentous

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In drawings and paintings bearing some of the awkward poses and portentous titles of the genre, the artist has tracked the fictional battles of civilizations real and invented.

From Los Angeles Times

The soft but grand dawn opening felt not portentous but natural, building to a sunrise that was shining without blare.

From New York Times

Lesy’s unclassifiable book earns its portentous title, and its tone has influenced many disparate works of art.

From New York Times

Rock-and-roll memory cults have run rampant since that portentous reformation nearly 20 years ago, making the Pixies’ initial seven-year run from 1986 to 1993 look like a funny blip of prophecy.

From Washington Post

And like Christmas, it’s a season more than just a day, with ads teased for weeks on television and online, sometimes ending with a portentous, cliffhanging “2.12.23,” the date the teasing pays off.

From Los Angeles Times