How to Use bellwether in a Sentence

bellwether

noun

• High-tech bellwethers led the decline in the stock market.
• She is a bellwether of fashion.
• And as in 2008, the Sun Belt could serve as a sort of bellwether.
  — New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
• But the fate of that state over the next few weeks may be a bellwether of what’s to come for the rest of the US.
  — Megan Molteni, Wired, 19 Feb. 2021
• There isn’t one bellwether who gets the bulk of the carries.
  — J.p. Pelzman, Forbes, 1 May 2022
• The deal is considered a bellwether for the health of the IPO market.
  — Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
• As The Blade’s Liz Skalka writes, the city is right next to one of the premier bellwether counties in the state.
  — cleveland, 9 Jan. 2020
• But these bellwether streaks rest on the barest of margins.
  — Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
• Once a bellwether, the state no longer swings with the national mood.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
• The fate of Cleophus Quealy is a bellwether of what’s to come, Watson warned.
  — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 27 Mar. 2020
• Based on the recent IPCC report, 2025 is the bellwether.
  — Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2021
• Ticket sales are bound to be read as a bellwether for the box office.
  — John Jurgensen, WSJ, 9 June 2021
• The stock market is not a bellwether of the economy—far from it.
  — Miguel Padró, Quartz, 6 Jan. 2022
• Like it or not, small businesses are the bellwether for the rest of business.
  — Jay Fulcher, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
• It is often seen as a bellwether of the economy as a whole.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
• As one of the highest-profile off-year contests this race will be read as a bellwether for the 2026 midterms.
  — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
• Farkhondeh and the Hazara will be a bellwether for what happens next in Afghanistan.
  — Knox Thames, Time, 28 June 2021
• Many look to FedEx as a bellwether of the global economy.
  — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2023
• Harden’s play has mostly served as a bellwether for the 76ers in this series.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
• So that's a big deal because New York City is a bellwether for business.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022
• During her two decades in New York, Davis’s presence on the bandstand was a kind of bellwether.
  — Jon Garelick, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
• Notre Dame has an 18-4 record this season as the Pandas play some bellwether games.
  — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 6 Feb. 2020
• Ecuador is, in many ways, a bellwether for what other nations may face.
  — José María León Cabrera, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
• And while two may not sound like a lot, those seats could be a bellwether for Democrats in the House nationally.
  — Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2020
• As such, what's happening in the Highlands can act as a bellwether for other parts of the country, and the world.
  — NBC News, 4 Nov. 2021
• Michigan Michigan, with 15 electoral votes, has been a strong bellwether for the rest of the country.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
• The Golden Globes have never been a bellwether for what will happen at the Emmys.
  — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2024
• The state has one of the nation’s best track records as a presidential bellwether.
  — Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
• In previous years, the Globes were seen as a bellwether for the Academy Awards.
  — NBC News, 10 Jan. 2022
• The Louvre has become a bellwether of global overtourism – a gilded palace overwhelmed by its own popularity.
  — Thomas Adamson, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025