portent
noun
por·tent
ˈpȯr-ˌtent 
Examples of portent in a Sentence
a red sky in the morning can be a portent of a coming storm
a scout was sent to have a look at this teenage pitcher who was supposed to be the latest portent of the baseball world
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In the second, her name was positioned next to a woman watching a monkey on a chain from her window, an unwelcome portent for Tanya.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
Jellyfish scrape along the sea floor like spindly mushroom clouds of portent, stinging Sofia who masochistically (and in a way that carries over to her actual human relationships) keeps going back for another dip.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
But coming in at a brisk 89-minute runtime, the feature is awkwardly compressed in its portrait of heartache and easily overwhelmed by the political portent of its subject.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The Dead Zone maintains key big-picture threads from the book and movie — the malevolent rising-star politician, the apocalyptic portent — while taking advantage of its format, succeeding as both a procedural and a long-term story.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
Jellyfish scrape along the sea floor like spindly mushroom clouds of portent, stinging Sofia who masochistically (and in a way that carries over to her actual human relationships) keeps going back for another dip.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
But coming in at a brisk 89-minute runtime, the feature is awkwardly compressed in its portrait of heartache and easily overwhelmed by the political portent of its subject.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The Dead Zone maintains key big-picture threads from the book and movie — the malevolent rising-star politician, the apocalyptic portent — while taking advantage of its format, succeeding as both a procedural and a long-term story.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for portent
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“Portent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portent. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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portent
noun
por·tent
ˈpȯ(ə)r-ˌtent
ˈpō(ə)r-
: a sign or warning of a coming event : omen
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