Definition of Portent

a signal something is about to occur

Examples of Portent in a sentence

The thunder was a portent of an approaching storm.  🔊

To many people, a crow is a portent of death.  🔊

We took the four flat tires as a portent we should avoid a road trip.  🔊

When the bar stayed empty for most of opening night, the owner saw the lack of customers as a portent of business failure.  🔊

I was not happy when the psychic told me the black cat represented a portent of bad luck.  🔊

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