How to Use crystal ball in a Sentence

crystal ball

noun
  • There is no crystal ball that can predict what the future of terrorism will bring.
    Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Here, there are two sinks on opposite walls, a large shower with a glass enclosure, and a gilded clawfoot soaking tub with a crystal ball accent on each foot.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2024
  • The Lord of the League is hunched over the crystal ball.
    Scott Patsko, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2021
  • My crystal ball has been in the shop for three decades.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2021
  • One of the many truisms to emerge from 2020 is this: None of us have a crystal ball.
    Erin Lanciani, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
  • And maybe Cory Booker’s head can make a cameo as the crystal ball.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2021
  • After those three games, the crystal ball starts to look more murky.
    Matthew Soderberg, Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Take a look into your crystal ball and tell us what to look for.
    AL.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • So, what does Johnson’s crystal ball look like for the rest of the season?
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 29 Apr. 2021
  • For the most part, the relievers’ crystal ball is clear.
    Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
  • There is no crystal ball for where the seniors’ paths will take them.
    Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • No one needs a crystal ball to know what will come of all this: Nothing.
    Andrew Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2018
  • That’s the easy-to-see prediction floating to the top of our crystal ball.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2022
  • And around the same time, my father was in New Orleans and got me the crystal ball on the shelf below.
    Mary Billard, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Advance ticket sales used to be the crystal ball of the concert world.
    Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Jared Padalecki doesn’t need a crystal ball to see where The CW is heading.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
  • Sure, a crystal ball would be great, but nobody has one.
    John Jennings, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Sadly, a crystal ball that tells you when to take a chance and when to play it safe doesn't exist.
    Stacia Affelt, Redbook, 27 June 2018
  • No one has a crystal ball for how bad inflation will be over the next five to 10 years.
    David Friedman, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • No one has a crystal ball, and no one can predict who is going to make the most news that week.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Time to haul out the tarot cards, the crystal ball and the Ouija board and hunt some intangibles.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2021
  • While the crystal ball may be cloudy, who can resist taking a peek?
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 20 Sep. 2021
  • In the hallway outside, a bevy of psychics read tarot cards and palm lines, and gazed at crystal balls.
    BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Abor has one crystal ball to his name to Oklahoma that emerged on Oct. 22.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 4 Nov. 2020
  • And whether through tarot cards or a crystal ball, the fortuneteller will hint at how your story will play out.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Though none of us have a crystal ball, here’s my take on the top five future of food trends going on right now.
    Jennifer Stojkovic, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The crystal ball that is New York Fashion Week has spoken.
    Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 22 Sep. 2022
  • But none of the options are pleasant, and no one has a crystal ball to predict what the future holds.
    New York Times, 8 July 2022
  • Listen to the new episode to take a peek into our pop-music crystal ball.
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2023
  • But nobody has a crystal ball that will tell them who's going to be good or bad.
    Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2017

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