Examples of prediction in a Sentence
Journalists have begun making predictions about the winner of the coming election.
Despite predictions that the store would fail, it has done very well.
The figures and statistics are used for the prediction of future economic trends.
Recent Examples on the Web
The problem is that making these predictions accurately is difficult.
—
Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Only time will tell if Jeremiah's prediction is correct, but one thing is for sure: Wilson would have to thrive in order to keep fans from pounding the table for Dart to start.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The speaker’s prediction may turn out to be right; those savings are coming entirely at the expense of young workers who took jobs after the tier system was established.
—Jennifer Hochschild, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Ebadi made the prediction as a tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for prediction
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Only time will tell if Jeremiah's prediction is correct, but one thing is for sure: Wilson would have to thrive in order to keep fans from pounding the table for Dart to start.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The speaker’s prediction may turn out to be right; those savings are coming entirely at the expense of young workers who took jobs after the tier system was established.
—Jennifer Hochschild, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Ebadi made the prediction as a tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for prediction
Cite this Entry
“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prediction. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
prediction
noun
pre·dic·tion
pri-ˈdik-shən 
1
: an act of predicting
2
: something predicted : forecast
a prediction that there would be an earthquake
predictive
adjective
-ˈdik-tiv
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share