premonition

noun

pre·mo·ni·tion | \ ˌprē-mə-ˈni-shən ,

ˌpre-

Definition of premonition

1 : previous notice or warning : forewarning

2 : anticipation of an event without conscious reason : presentiment

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Examples of premonition in a Sentence

She had a premonition that he would call. she had a premonition that her cat would somehow get hurt that day

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Sterne, a prominent Abstract Expressionist who died in 2011, seemed to have a premonition of her late-in-life blindness. — New York Times, "Artists Who Lose Their Vision, Then See Clearly," 19 June 2018 The statement — made a day before Russia would play Spain in the World Cup’s round of 16 — was both pushback and premonition. — Andrew Das, New York Times, "That Roar You Heard Was From Russia. Its Team Sent Spain Packing.," 3 July 2018 Get our daily newsletter EVEN during its heyday in the 1930s, the Shanghai of legend seemed to live under a premonition of death. — The Economist, "A gripping tale of Sodom sliding towards its bloody end," 12 July 2018 Anodyne still lifes and depopulated landscapes curdle into premonitions of disaster. — Jason Farago, New York Times, "Walk Through This Exhibition With Dread. You Know Where It Leads.," 5 Apr. 2018 In the decade since China’s first successful anti-satellite missile test, Shelton’s premonition has largely come true: Everything has changed in space. — Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, "The New Arms Race Threatening to Explode in Space," 26 June 2018 Alvarez rendered my reality a little more tangible by putting it in words, but more than validation, the book proved to be premonition. — New York Times, "In Praise of Julia Alvarez," 20 June 2018 Definitely no premonitions of leaving Texas Tech after only one college season. — Brendan Marks, charlotteobserver, "Barely 19, Zhaire Smith has 'surprised' in NBA workouts. Could Hornets take a gamble?," 14 June 2018 Faced with haunting premonitions that his secret wife, Padmé Amidala, is going to die, Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side, turning against his master Obi-Won and helping to topple the Jedi. — Jevon Phillips, latimes.com, "Following 'Star Wars': From 'Phantom Menace' to 'The Last Jedi'," 16 May 2018

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