Get to know Portended better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning.
Portended meaning
simple past and past participle of portend
Using Portended
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of portend
Context around Portended
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Portended
- In this selection, "portended" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, everything, butter, move, greatness, anarchy and disaster stand out and add context to how "portended" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and everything portended greatness for and initial promise portended. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "portended" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with portended
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The move portended a deal indeed, as Martinez was traded to Vegas on Wednesday morning. (15 words)
First the Division 1 title, maybe not the most important competition, but the way they ran through it like a knife through butter portended much. (25 words)
It portended the legitimization of a potential political relationship between Washington and the PKK—something it turned out Turkey was willing to pay a high price to prevent. (28 words)
He went on to win the U.S. Open that summer, and everything portended greatness for a kid who fell in love with the game watching the Masters on TV and then racing out to the chipping green at Brookhaven Country Club. (42 words)
The consensus would be effected by this tactic of nullification, a veto that would suspend the law within the boundaries of the state.sfnsfn Veto power was linked to the right of secession, which portended anarchy and social chaos. (39 words)
Regardless of where he goes and the method by which he ends up there, this represents a sad chapter in the career of a once great scorer, if never the type of complete player his initial promise portended. (38 words)
Example sentences (7)
He went on to win the U.S. Open that summer, and everything portended greatness for a kid who fell in love with the game watching the Masters on TV and then racing out to the chipping green at Brookhaven Country Club.
First the Division 1 title, maybe not the most important competition, but the way they ran through it like a knife through butter portended much.
The move portended a deal indeed, as Martinez was traded to Vegas on Wednesday morning.
It portended the legitimization of a potential political relationship between Washington and the PKK—something it turned out Turkey was willing to pay a high price to prevent.
Regardless of where he goes and the method by which he ends up there, this represents a sad chapter in the career of a once great scorer, if never the type of complete player his initial promise portended.
The consensus would be effected by this tactic of nullification, a veto that would suspend the law within the boundaries of the state.sfnsfn Veto power was linked to the right of secession, which portended anarchy and social chaos.
Though polls portended disaster, Clark's struggles justifying his party's populist platform and a strong Trudeau performance in the election debate helped bring the Liberals to the point of contention.