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Portent is an English word with synonyms like omen or presage. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Portent in a sentence

Related words

Portent | Portentous | Portents | Portentously

Portent meaning

  1. Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
  2. A portending; significance
  3. Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.

Synonyms of Portent

omen presage prognostic prognostication prodigy augury sign foretoken preindication

Related words

Other words often associated with Portent or its synonyms:

experience bode genius prophetic communication signed premonition exemplar statement communicate clue foreshadow

Using Portent

  • The main meaning on this page is: Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen. | A portending; significance | Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.
  • Useful related words include: omen, presage, prognostic, prognostication.
  • In the example corpus, portent often appears in combinations such as: portent of, portent for, is portent.

Context around Portent

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

good 1× ill 1× dark 1× black 1×

Sentence patterns with Portent

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

an ill portent for much 1× and a portent of further 1× as a portent of more 1× as a portent of terrible 1× is a portent of good 1× is a portent of things 1× is good portent for a 1× lacking the portent and linguistic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cardinal aldobrandini s 1× conservatives were horrified 1× in one part 1× in what pios 1× is san jose 1× it came to 1×

Common sentence endings:

first democratic president 1× for most relationships 1× forces avoided capture 1× guildenstern are dead 1× in european affairs 1× of the match 1×

Words around Portent

Just before it in the word index:

porteno 2 portends 22 portending 3 portended 7 portend 36 porten 5

Just after it in the word index:

portentous 17 portentously 2 portents 10 porteous 16 porter 1.158 porterfield 18

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Portent

  • In this selection, "portent" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, good, ill and dark stand out and add context to how "portent" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an ill portent for much and and a portent of further. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "portent" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with portent

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

So a comet is just beautiful space dust, not a portent of doom! (13 words)

The appearance of a ghost has often been regarded as an omen or portent of death. (16 words)

United's win against Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round was a portent for the remainder of the season. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Well, Scotland have never won a Six Nations game at Millennium/Principality Stadium and so they will hope the switch to Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli is good portent for a favourable result to move them up the table. (39 words)

Neville was on thin ice before this game and in desperate need of the warmth of a win but a snowstorm in Ceske Budejovice looked to be an ill portent for much of the match. (35 words)

The story of Vortigern's tower is essentially the same; the underground dragons, one white and one red, represent the Saxons and the British, and their final battle is a portent of things to come. (35 words)

Question examples

Is San Jose’s pitiful netminding a portent of impending heartbreak, or could the Sharks be the team that overcomes the odds? (22 words)

Exclamation examples

So a comet is just beautiful space dust, not a portent of doom! (13 words)

Example sentences (16)

In what Pios faithful are hoping is a portent of good things to come, No. 1 goaltender Magnus Chrona practiced Tuesday at Magness before the team flew east.

So a comet is just beautiful space dust, not a portent of doom!

Ten years into the game's life, was the second-ever artifact-centered set, and it was a portent for what was to come.

Well, Scotland have never won a Six Nations game at Millennium/Principality Stadium and so they will hope the switch to Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli is good portent for a favourable result to move them up the table.

Is San Jose’s pitiful netminding a portent of impending heartbreak, or could the Sharks be the team that overcomes the odds?

Neville was on thin ice before this game and in desperate need of the warmth of a win but a snowstorm in Ceske Budejovice looked to be an ill portent for much of the match.

Usually it doesn't seem like the best idea to get matching tattoos with your significant other, because it seems to be some kind of dark portent of doom for most relationships.

Cardinal Aldobrandini's election on 30 January 1592, was received as a portent of more balanced and liberal Papal policy in European affairs.

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Conservatives were horrified at this event, and held it up as a portent of terrible things to come from the first Democratic president.

In one part of his address to the UN, Baruch said, "Behind the black portent of the new atomic age lies a hope which, seized upon with faith, can work out our salvation.

It came to be used in Scottish Romanticist literature, and acquired the more general or figurative sense of "portent" or " omen ".

The appearance of a ghost has often been regarded as an omen or portent of death.

The New York Times reviewed the play, saying it is "scarcely more than an extended comedy sketch, lacking the portent and linguistic complexity of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.

The story of Vortigern's tower is essentially the same; the underground dragons, one white and one red, represent the Saxons and the British, and their final battle is a portent of things to come.

This was a severe loss, and a portent of further attrition, although the subsequent attempts to round up De Wet were badly handled, and De Wet's forces avoided capture.

United's win against Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round was a portent for the remainder of the season.

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Common combinations with portent

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "portent" in a sentence?
An example: "In what Pios faithful are hoping is a portent of good things to come, No. 1 goaltender Magnus Chrona practiced Tuesday at Magness before the team flew east." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "portent" from authentic English texts.
What does "portent" mean?
Portent means: Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
What are synonyms of "portent"?
Common synonyms of "portent" include: omen, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy, augury, sign, foretoken. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "portent" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "portent", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.