On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Portends. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Portends meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of portend
Using Portends
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of portend
- In the example corpus, portends often appears in combinations such as: it portends, portends grave, and portends.
Context around Portends
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 15 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Portends
- In this selection, "portends" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wage, points, impasse, grave, dire and complete stand out and add context to how "portends" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and that portends a big and but also portends grave danger. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "portends" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with portends
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Their failure to do so portends dire days ahead. (9 words)
He knows that this “change” portends no joy in Caesarville. (10 words)
Whether it portends an end to postwar trading system is unclear. (11 words)
I’m left with no other conclusion after a 21-point victory by the Patriots on a short week is surely going to be treated like a calamitous display of American football that surely portends complete and total doom for the local team. (43 words)
He added, “Paying a miserable national minimum wage portends grave danger to not only the workforce but the national economy as in truth, economies of most states are driven by workers’ wages. (32 words)
The general fear is that the ongoing face-off portends grave danger for the processes that will lead to the 2020 governorship poll and the election proper in Edo. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Doing a deal in there is -- it demonstrates familiarity and capability to do it, it portends the future of do more so.
This is forcing a pivot back to thermal or nuclear generation to meet base load demand, and portends a period of policy flux and supply side concerns.
With this, Tinubu may be setting Nigeria back on the path of merit; and that portends a big hope for the common man.
He added, “Paying a miserable national minimum wage portends grave danger to not only the workforce but the national economy as in truth, economies of most states are driven by workers’ wages.
But appears to be the preferred second choice of Leslyn Lewis and Derek Sloan supporters, which portends a close contest when the latter two drop off the ballot.
On its own, the fact that it was so easily believed that Biden would repeat alt-right talking points portends a potentially serious image problem for his campaign.
Their failure to do so portends dire days ahead.
This action will indeed extend the protests and portends for a sinister outcome.
A highly lighthearted outing by Professor Hill, even with all that the current covert impasse portends for the US and President Trump.
Germany is in an early stage of recession, and the in American corporate profits from recent months portends to the crisis reaching the United States.
I’m left with no other conclusion after a 21-point victory by the Patriots on a short week is surely going to be treated like a calamitous display of American football that surely portends complete and total doom for the local team.
The general fear is that the ongoing face-off portends grave danger for the processes that will lead to the 2020 governorship poll and the election proper in Edo.
What this portends is that crime rate will increase in Kogi and it’s environ.
When I visit, the space feels sinister, but also strangely healthy—a messy marketplace of ideas that I like to think portends open-mindedness.
Against this background, what the Executive Order 6 portends is a significant step towards the creation of a police state.
Despite the incredible run to Super Bowl LII, and despite the return of Carson Wentz, McAdoo portends doom for Philadelphia.
He knows that this “change” portends no joy in Caesarville.
The Tide thinks that Coomasie’s posturing, by virtue of his statement, is not only worrisome but also portends grave danger to the national unity of the country.
This means its success at the polls portends a bad omen for Nigeria.
Whether it portends an end to postwar trading system is unclear.
Common combinations with portends
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- it portends 3×
- portends grave 3×
- and portends 2×
- portends for 2×
- portends is 2×