Examples of portent in a Sentence
a red sky in the morning can be a portent of a coming storm
a scout was sent to have a look at this teenage pitcher who was supposed to be the latest portent of the baseball world
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That Mann and his daughter, at a posh Frankfurt hotel party, glimpse so many remnants of the Nazi era — including Erika’s ex-husband, who collaborated with the regime — is another portent of darkness.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2026
The company’s example was seen by many as a portent of the AI future.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Rather than receiving traditional care, however, Hylton was unwittingly plunged into a cold experiment in using remote work to offset hospital staffing shortages, which could be a grim portent in an age of AI automation.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
Somewhere in there was portent.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2026
The company’s example was seen by many as a portent of the AI future.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Rather than receiving traditional care, however, Hylton was unwittingly plunged into a cold experiment in using remote work to offset hospital staffing shortages, which could be a grim portent in an age of AI automation.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
Somewhere in there was portent.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Portent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portent. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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portent
noun
por·tent
ˈpȯ(ə)r-ˌtent 
ˈpō(ə)r-
: a sign or warning of a coming event : omen
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