Used in a Sentence

foreshadow

How to use foreshadow in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for foreshadow.

Editorial note

A better way to do all this would be to foreshadow every boss in some way.

Examples14
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"

Meaning at a glance

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verb

indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for foreshadow.

verb

indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"

Example sentences

1

A better way to do all this would be to foreshadow every boss in some way.

2

I expect that the next couple years in the mobile OS space will foreshadow the direction of the OS market as a whole.

3

A lot of mentions of airports in the first few paragraphs -- no doubt a foreshadow of articles to come on the DOJ.

4

The original sentence makes more sense if spoken aloud, because you can foreshadow the last part of the sentence with your tone.

5

Want to read the Snows of Kilimanjaro with only the parts that are directly about winter, or foreshadow winter themes?

6

That beginning of that novel might foreshadow how cut-throat the pizza delivery business is in the future.

7

Disconcerting to see its namesake being a foreshadow of said plot becoming quasi-reality.

8

He used that to foreshadow issues with his manager and general escalation communication.

9

It felt a lot like the author had proven to himself previously that brain-uploading was logically inevitable in the real world and so there was no need to foreshadow it at all.

10

I think it's more that voluntary redundancies tend to foreshadow compulsory redundancies, and indicate that the company thinks workers in your area don't make as much in money as you cost in salary.

11

It was written long before the foreshadow of 1939 had yet become a threat of inevitable disaster, and from that point the story would have developed along essentially the same lines, if that disaster had been averted.

12

You're right, they're not just different but relevant to the episode, they can foreshadow or highlight the importance of a particular region to the current episode, remind viewers of the geography, emphasise the different factions.

13

The big swings left, though still overall on the right, for Ford after Nixon and GHW Bush after Reagan also foreshadow the eventual shiftNixon and Reagan gained a lot due to being a California senator and governor, respectively, before running for President.

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Both were staunchly anti-encryption, with this identical language: It is the sense of Congress that providers of electronic communications services and manufacturers of electronic communications service equipment shall ensure that communications systems permit the government to obtain the plain text contents of voice, data, and other communications when appropriately authorized by law...While neither of Biden's pair of bills became law, they did foreshadow the FBI's pro-wiretapping, anti-encryption legislative strategy that followed -- and demonstrated that the Delaware senator was willing to be a reliable ally of law enforcement on the topic.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use foreshadow in a sentence?

A better way to do all this would be to foreshadow every boss in some way.

What does foreshadow mean?

indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"

What part of speech is foreshadow?

foreshadow is commonly used as verb.