Omens
['omən]
Examples
- A stealthy glance now and then refreshed her like sips of fresh water after a dusty walk, for the sidelong peeps showed her several propitious omens. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Comets, meteors, an d eclipses were considered as omens portending pestilence, national disaster, or the fate of kings. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I dangers dared; I hindrance scorned; I omens did defy: Whatever menaced, harassed, warned, I passed impetuous by. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I met several funerals; they were slenderly attended by mourners, and were regarded by the spectators as omens of direst import. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Ghouls, vampires, omens, dreams, and all those grewsome things, he used to revel in. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Sunshine and laughter were good omens for a pleasure party, and soon a lively bustle began in both houses. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- And so the journey began with the good omens of sunshine, smiles, and cheerful words. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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