How to Use prediction in a Sentence

prediction

noun
  • 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.
  • Journalists have begun making predictions about the winner of the coming election.
  • On the day of the eclipse, predictions call for warmer weather.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
  • This makes his predictions sound like the stuff of a madman or a prophet.
    David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
  • What are your thoughts on these trends and predictions?
    Raviteja Dodda, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Gusts will reach between 25 and 35 mph, the prediction states.
    Savanna Smith, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The full list of Whipp’s predictions is available here.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Game 1 predictions: Who will win between the Nuggets and Heat?
    oregonlive, 1 June 2023
  • Catch up on all the nominees, plus EW's predictions for who will take home the gold.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2024
  • There is some reason to be wary of these grim predictions.
    Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 July 2024
  • So, read on for the odds alongside my pick and prediction for Penn State vs. Illinois.
    Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2023
  • That chance drops to 60-80% Thursday, but that’s still nearly a week out and predictions could change.
    oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The machine needs to be able to predict and then based on that prediction, do certain things.
    IEEE Spectrum, 13 Apr. 2023
  • And in the current Names.org predictions, both are number one.
    oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The hard work of it all becomes the wait and prediction for a thick-fog day—the easy part was watching Jackson crush it on a mountain bike!
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The zoo has since changed the ceremony, so that Chuck is no longer held aloft during the prediction.
    Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Here are our predictions for the nominees — and who will (and should) take home the statue on Grammy night.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But that also doesn't mean the entire prediction was wrong.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Three predictions for Night 2 — 7:00 p.m. The Patriots will make one trade tonight.
    Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Almanac predictions:Old Farmer's Almanac says to keep your flip-flops out for fall.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The West Division prediction, though, came down to a single point.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 25 July 2023
  • To make these predictions, look back a couple decades or so, and then find those watches that resonate with your gut taste.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
  • Check out their predictions for this weekend's games ahead of Friday night.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2023
  • But Summers has also made predictions that still do not appear to have been borne out, at least not yet.
    Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Mostly those things bore out the predictions, and many people’s predilections too.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 June 2023
  • By the numbers Jeff Miller’s prediction There’s every reason to think the Chargers will prevail in this game.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Here are Vulture’s predictions for which films will pop at the ticket counter and stir up the conversation during the dog days of 2023.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2023
  • However, prediction markets are tilting in favor of Trump, which has colored much of the market forecasts.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
  • These predictions are based on the preceding words and the probability scores assigned to each potential token.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2024

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