How to Use bellwether in a Sentence

bellwether

noun

• High-tech bellwethers led the decline in the stock market.
• She is a bellwether of fashion.
• There are sketches parodying figures in both parties, and it’s always a bellwether to see who gets the sharpest jabs.
  — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
• As Oscar voting opens, the guild awards could prove a guide — or bellwether — to who will take home trophies March 27.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Mar. 2022
• The chipmaker is so valuable, analysts say it is often seen as a bellwether for Taiwan’s stock market.
  — Michelle Toh, CNN, 23 Mar. 2022
• The Producers Guild Awards are often a bellwether for the Oscars.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2022
• The Hab has been something of a bellwether over the last couple of years, working to maintain some semblance of tradition in the face of the pandemic.
  — al, 23 Mar. 2022
• Bitcoin has erased its losses for the year, while shares of Apple — a bellwether for the tech industry — have climbed over the past 10 trading sessions.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022
• But the case against Griffin is unlike most Jan. 6 cases and may not be a bellwether for defendants who are charged with storming the Capitol.
  — Michael Kunzelman, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Mar. 2022
• The northern state is the country’s most populous and considered a political bellwether nationally.
  — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
• And as in 2008, the Sun Belt could serve as a sort of bellwether.
  — New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
• There isn’t one bellwether who gets the bulk of the carries.
  — J.p. Pelzman, Forbes, 1 May 2022
• The deal is considered a bellwether for the health of the IPO market.
  — Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
• Once a bellwether, the state no longer swings with the national mood.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
• Many look to FedEx as a bellwether of the global economy.
  — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2023
• Harden’s play has mostly served as a bellwether for the 76ers in this series.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
• During her two decades in New York, Davis’s presence on the bandstand was a kind of bellwether.
  — Jon Garelick, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
• The Golden Globes have never been a bellwether for what will happen at the Emmys.
  — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2024
• The Wild Bunch deal in a bellwether market for non-English language movies would seem to bear him out.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 18 May 2024
• Which makes Venice all the more important as a bellwether for the indie business.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022
• This matchup has been, in recent years, the bellwether for AFC South leadership.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Sep. 2022
• The case, the news and analysis site Puck’s Matthew Belloni suggests, is a bellwether.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 26 May 2022
• Home values are an important bellwether of how home prices might trend in the short-term.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2022
• Throughout the course of the pandemic, Europe has been considered a bellwether of what's come in the U.S.
  — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2022
• Some experts see tech as a bellwether for the greater economy.
  — Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2022
• The state was seen as a bellwether for the nation, if not the future of democracy globally.
  — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2022
• The global South can be used as a bellwether to assess the effects of these transgressions.
  — Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
• Guatemala has long been a bellwether for Latin America.
  — Time, 19 Aug. 2023
• The project is seen as a bellwether for the viability of future downtown luxury housing, a largely untested market for the city.
  — Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2024
• Its report typically serves as a bellwether for other streamers throughout the earnings season.
  — Sara Fischer, Axios, 17 July 2024

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024