: indicative of or marked by foreboding
forebodingness
noun
Examples of foreboding in a Sentence
Noun
She was filled with a sense of foreboding.
It seems that her forebodings were justified.
Adjective
foreboding clouds began to gather
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The discordant, Bernard Herrmann-esque bursts of María Portugal’s rich score ratchet up the suspense and foreboding.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Ben Finley, Fortune, 23 May 2026
One half of the women’s tournament looks more foreboding than the other.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Noun
To put it plainly, there is no foreboding El Niño cloud that will appear above your house, and many random weather events will still occur that have few, if any, tangible links to the weather phenomenon.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The discordant, Bernard Herrmann-esque bursts of María Portugal’s rich score ratchet up the suspense and foreboding.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Adjective
The number of American forces in the Caribbean Sea now is also smaller and far less foreboding than the massive military buildup off Venezuela’s coast in the months ahead of Maduro’s ouster, Finucane said.
—Ben Finley, Fortune, 23 May 2026
One half of the women’s tournament looks more foreboding than the other.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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“Foreboding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreboding. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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