portent in a sentence
n.
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Definition
A portent is a sign or warning that something significant or calamitous is likely to happen.
Sample Sentences
- The dark clouds gathering on the horizon were a portent of the storm to come.
- His sudden silence was a portent that something was amiss in the meeting.
- Many believe that a raven's cry is a portent of impending misfortune.
- The ancient texts spoke of a portent that would signal the rise of a great leader.
- As the earthquake shook the ground, the townspeople saw it as a portent of change.