: indicative of or marked by foreboding
forebodingness
noun
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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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Mar. 2026
And assuming Edmonton does make it, their path out of the division wouldn’t be that foreboding.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 Mar. 2026
The dark and foreboding furniture in this room had been inherited from the grandparents Clara had never met, and her mother hated it.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
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Noun
There’d been a sense of foreboding since the French media giant completed its $2 billion takeover of South African pay-TV company MultiChoice last year, with the company mum on its post-merger plans and suspicion rampant that cost-cutting measures were in the cards.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Mar. 2026
And assuming Edmonton does make it, their path out of the division wouldn’t be that foreboding.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Nonetheless, the company’s foreboding forecast highlights a rapidly changing labor landscape as colleges and universities face an existential threat, undermining the value of degrees.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 Mar. 2026
The dark and foreboding furniture in this room had been inherited from the grandparents Clara had never met, and her mother hated it.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Foreboding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreboding. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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