fore·bod·ing
(ˌ)fȯr-ˈbō-diŋ 
: indicative of or marked by foreboding
forebodingness
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Examples of foreboding in a Sentence
Noun
She was filled with a sense of foreboding.
It seems that her forebodings were justified.
Adjective
foreboding clouds began to gather
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
The movie’s very first shot, beautiful yet full of foreboding, finds her swimming in the Atlantic, her peace momentarily disturbed by the roar of a military helicopter overhead.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
As well as that, there's a foreboding shot of Galactus casting his considerable shadow over New York City.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Its reappearance on the American scene in the twenty-first century should be taken as a foreboding.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
The movie’s very first shot, beautiful yet full of foreboding, finds her swimming in the Atlantic, her peace momentarily disturbed by the roar of a military helicopter overhead.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The music is eerier, and the environment seems more foreboding.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
As well as that, there's a foreboding shot of Galactus casting his considerable shadow over New York City.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Foreboding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreboding. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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