Get to know Foreshadow better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like indicate or bespeak.
Foreshadow in a sentence
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Foreshadow meaning
- To suggest (someone or something) in advance; to prefigure, to presage.
- Of a person: to have an intuition or premonition about (something); to forebode.
Synonyms of Foreshadow
Using Foreshadow
- The main meaning on this page is: To suggest (someone or something) in advance; to prefigure, to presage. | Of a person: to have an intuition or premonition about (something); to forebode.
- Useful related words include: betoken, indicate, bespeak, predict.
- In the example corpus, foreshadow often appears in combinations such as: to foreshadow, foreshadow the, may foreshadow.
Context around Foreshadow
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 2 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Foreshadow
- In this selection, "foreshadow" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, may, decisions, congress, turmoil, season and further stand out and add context to how "foreshadow" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 118th congress foreshadow turmoil frustration and a great foreshadow of potential. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "foreshadow" sits close to words such as abdur, abrasion and abscess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with foreshadow
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Does the Jordan move foreshadow further big changes? (8 words)
How did Ghosts season 2 foreshadow season 4's Jay twist? (11 words)
It'll foreshadow a family of new engines heading to future vehicles. (12 words)
I took it all in—how the president looked, who he walked with (Utah Senator Ted Moss was one), how his hair looked, and finally his ride to downtown Salt Lake City in his open air limousine (a sad foreshadow of Dallas just two months away). (46 words)
It's one thing to tease audiences with long-term romances that we can easily root for, but it's another to continue to foreshadow a fling we know is doomed to fail––at least before they can work on themselves in the interim. (44 words)
Then, she explained that Khan might have served as an inspiration to Mr. Monopoly, one of the most iconic figures of pop culture — almost a foreshadow to the purpose that the castle would serve one century later. (37 words)
How did Ghosts season 2 foreshadow season 4's Jay twist? (11 words)
Does the Jordan move foreshadow further big changes? (8 words)
That skin is the first representation that a franchise has gotten in the Super Smash Bros. series, and fans can't help but wonder if it might foreshadow something bigger! (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
In addition, Kathleen's selfish decisions foreshadow (in a less direct way) Joel's future actions and the complicated moral questions that will follow.
Later episodes continued to foreshadow this when Kara members attempt to steal some critical DNA that was critical in the creation of the White Zetsu army.
Swerve had been my pick to win the gold league until last week when he took part in the angle with MJF to foreshadow a future match.
The former was already nonexistent during McCarthy’s tenure; the House’s current predicament doesn’t foreshadow any improvement.
Then, she explained that Khan might have served as an inspiration to Mr. Monopoly, one of the most iconic figures of pop culture — almost a foreshadow to the purpose that the castle would serve one century later.
The opening two days of the 118th Congress foreshadow turmoil, frustration and a potential breakdown in governing in the coming two years.
This is a great foreshadow of potential things to come as Jaeda was competing against some young ladies who will be representing Jamaica and the Bahamas in the Carifta games.
While Putin’s announcement doesn’t necessarily mark the end of the treaty, arms-control experts agree that it may foreshadow its ultimate demise.
How did Ghosts season 2 foreshadow season 4's Jay twist?
It's one thing to tease audiences with long-term romances that we can easily root for, but it's another to continue to foreshadow a fling we know is doomed to fail––at least before they can work on themselves in the interim.
The rapid vaporization suggests the poás system faces intensifying internal pressure that may foreshadow more explosive activity.
This could foreshadow a long squeeze, as suggested by increased open interest (OI), high funding rates, and accumulated liquidations downwards.
Does the Jordan move foreshadow further big changes?
I took it all in—how the president looked, who he walked with (Utah Senator Ted Moss was one), how his hair looked, and finally his ride to downtown Salt Lake City in his open air limousine (a sad foreshadow of Dallas just two months away).
That skin is the first representation that a franchise has gotten in the Super Smash Bros. series, and fans can't help but wonder if it might foreshadow something bigger!
The extraterritorial aspect of Beijing’s strategy echoes its actions targeting Uighurs in exile, and elements of the national security solution imposed on Xinjiang could foreshadow the government’s next steps.
Cloud services risk being exploited to gain access to data due to recently discovered chip vulnerabilities like Meltdown, Spectre and Foreshadow.
However, “speculative execution attacks like Foreshadow or Spectre allow to read data from SGX enclave memory (i.e. attacks the confidentiality),” researchers explained.
It'll foreshadow a family of new engines heading to future vehicles.
Ms Wong said warm temperatures might foreshadow a few thunderstorms across the south-east corner.
Common combinations with foreshadow
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to foreshadow 7×
- foreshadow the 6×
- may foreshadow 4×
- could foreshadow 3×
- and foreshadow 3×
- foreshadow of 2×
- foreshadow more 2×
- might foreshadow 2×
- foreshadow their 2×