Definition of Augury

a prediction or omen

Examples of Augury in a sentence

According to the psychic, the black cat was an augury of my impending death.  🔊

There are those who view the virus as an augury of the world coming to an end.  🔊

The gloomy music in the movie scene was an augury of an upcoming tragedy.  🔊

When the fortuneteller read my palm, she saw an augury of bad luck.  🔊

The Mayans’ augury of the world ending in 2012 did not occur.  🔊

In many cultures, the crow is often regarded as an augury of bad fortune.  🔊

The clairvoyant gave me a depressing augury that made me want to stay indoors for my own safety.  🔊

Throughout his painting, the artist uses the color red to represent an augury of death.  🔊

I knew the white dove flying over my beach wedding was an augury of a bright future.  🔊

When Ellen told us about her augury, none of us ever believed she would one day be a famous talk show host.  🔊

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