On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Portentous. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as prodigious or pontifical and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Portentous meaning
- Of momentous or ominous significance.
- Ominously prophetic.
- Puffed up with vanity.
Synonyms of Portentous
Using Portentous
- The main meaning on this page is: Of momentous or ominous significance. | Ominously prophetic. | Puffed up with vanity.
- Useful related words include: prodigious, pontifical, pompous, overblown.
- In the example corpus, portentous often appears in combinations such as: as portentous.
Context around Portentous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Portentous
- In this selection, "portentous" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seems, music, posturing and overreaction stand out and add context to how "portentous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include boldest most portentous product since and enemies as portentous music plays. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "portentous" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with portentous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Interestingly, Troy’s fascination with snakes is portentous. (8 words)
If portentous pomposity sounds like fun, you’re in luck! (10 words)
The literary world was scandalised: Gilbert’s decision seemed a portentous overreaction. (12 words)
But whereas the pedigree of Paul Feig’s double-Oscar nominee lies in television originated on the stage, and writer-director Leslye Headland () mines material as portentous as the Seven Deadly Sins. (32 words)
Charleson, who had studied the Bible intensively in preparation for the role, told director Hugh Hudson that he didn't feel the portentous and sanctimonious scripted speech was either authentic or inspiring. (32 words)
Arthur Birling Arthur Birling is described as "a heavy-looking, rather portentous man in his middle fifties", husband of Sybil, and father of Sheila and Eric Birling. (27 words)
I write this as a question because I can hardly believe it and it seems portentous? (16 words)
If portentous pomposity sounds like fun, you’re in luck! (10 words)
Example sentences (15)
A narrator calls for strength to "annihilate" 's enemies, as portentous music plays in the background.
And of course the whole thing was carried off with such chutzpah that you could let slide some of its more portentous posturing.
I write this as a question because I can hardly believe it and it seems portentous?
The literary world was scandalised: Gilbert’s decision seemed a portentous overreaction.
This week, Apple finally let a carefully selected few people try out its boldest, most portentous product since 2007’s iPhone.
And, alluding to another portentous incident, he remarks “The crowing of the cock was such a childish thing.
Here it’s a folk tale, a Scottish riff on Rip Van Winkle with some portentous observations about loss and time.
Interestingly, Troy’s fascination with snakes is portentous.
But whereas the pedigree of Paul Feig’s double-Oscar nominee lies in television originated on the stage, and writer-director Leslye Headland () mines material as portentous as the Seven Deadly Sins.
If portentous pomposity sounds like fun, you’re in luck!
Arthur Birling Arthur Birling is described as "a heavy-looking, rather portentous man in his middle fifties", husband of Sybil, and father of Sheila and Eric Birling.
Charleson, who had studied the Bible intensively in preparation for the role, told director Hugh Hudson that he didn't feel the portentous and sanctimonious scripted speech was either authentic or inspiring.
Riefenstahl relies heavily for her transitions on portentous cutaways to clouds, mist, statuary, foliage, and rooftops.
So we figured we could write poetry that would sound very portentous but be, in fact, meaningless.
These roles would require such inane phrases as "snap snap", "rumble rumble", "roar roar snarl slaver", or "chug chug futt", preceded by portentous announcements such as ".
Common combinations with portentous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- as portentous 2×