Wondering how to use Ominous in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as baleful or inauspicious.
Ominous meaning
- Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
- Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
Synonyms of Ominous
Using Ominous
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant. | Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
- Useful related words include: baleful, inauspicious, ill, alarming.
- In the example corpus, ominous often appears in combinations such as: an ominous, the ominous, more ominous.
Context around Ominous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ominous
- In this selection, "ominous" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dull, vindictive, quiet, important, proves and synth stand out and add context to how "ominous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a vindictive ominous supervillain in and an ominous synth of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ominous" sits close to words such as agile, bismarck and brunt, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ominous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
China is on an ominous trajectory. (6 words)
A brutal way of silencing concerns is the ominous important-sounding concept of “state security”. (15 words)
ChaosGPT has got all thatтАЩs required to be a vindictive ominous supervillain in a sci-fi series. (17 words)
At 7.50am, "amidst death-like silence, the dull, ominous sound of the deathbell was heard", they headed a grim procession which trudged out of the pinioning room to the gallows, with priests reading prayers to them as they walked. (40 words)
As his mental strain becomes more severe over the course of his investigation into Rachel's disappearance, his search takes him outside Ashecliffe's walls to the seaside cliffs and Shutter Island's ominous lighthouse, just off the coast. (39 words)
Carlson asked, in an ominous voice-over, followed by a guest providing a putative answer: “It’s a global agenda that is pushing all of these things.”) In the studio, Carlson put down his slice. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A brutal way of silencing concerns is the ominous important-sounding concept of “state security”.
And while Wood’s first appearance in might have been ominous, proves Walter and Misty are a match made in paranoid heaven.
An ominous synth of piano keys, complete with a bass drop and flashing lights, set the stage for Skillibeng, whose signature kept the crowd abuzz.
Another ominous sign for Democrats is that voters across all income levels felt that Biden’s policies had hurt them personally, while they credited Trump’s policies for helping them.
As his mental strain becomes more severe over the course of his investigation into Rachel's disappearance, his search takes him outside Ashecliffe's walls to the seaside cliffs and Shutter Island's ominous lighthouse, just off the coast.
As the fight escalates, Kashaw and Vax are the only two warriors left standing -- but Vax is preoccupied with the telepathic vision of fighting a shadowy warrior in an ominous realm.
At 7.50am, "amidst death-like silence, the dull, ominous sound of the deathbell was heard", they headed a grim procession which trudged out of the pinioning room to the gallows, with priests reading prayers to them as they walked.
Both films create an ominous foreboding feeling by giving us a glimpse of what's to come for our heroes.
But given that they have become the targets of some dangerous people at the end of the original TV series, this could make for a much more ominous tease than first expected.
But Spain responded with an ominous warning shot of their own as Earps was forced into a point-blank save.
But there's also a very interesting genre with more ominous qualities; these dramas are somewhat dark and gritty, with a mind-bending quality to them.
Carlson asked, in an ominous voice-over, followed by a guest providing a putative answer: “It’s a global agenda that is pushing all of these things.”) In the studio, Carlson put down his slice.
ChaosGPT has got all thatтАЩs required to be a vindictive ominous supervillain in a sci-fi series.
China is on an ominous trajectory.
Demise was originally defeated by Link in but not before leaving the hero with an ominous message about his return.
Denise begins to notice that quiet, ominous people are coming for her, forces who seem to have a supernatural, ghostly air about them.
Despite its ominous nature, some students like sophomore business major Anna Griffin shared how My AI has helped her in everyday life.
Despite the ominous skies, on Sunday the clouds parted for most of the day to allow for some great football.
Enter Cary Grant’s ominous hero and together, they go on the run and interestingly fall in love.
Even though he had been sending her ominous messages online, including one that threatened to gut her, that wasn't the worst of it.
Common combinations with ominous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: