How to Use predict in a Sentence

predict

verb

• Sales are predicted to be the same as last year.
• It's hard to predict how the election will turn out.
• Many people predicted that the store would fail, but it has done very well.
• She claims that she can predict future events.
• All the local forecasters are predicting rain for this afternoon.
• There was no way to predict it.
  — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
• There’s no way to predict these things.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
• And no one can predict what the world will look like in two weeks.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 11 Mar. 2020
• The goal is not to predict every change.
  — Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
• No one can predict how high gasoline prices will climb.
  — Cathy Bussewitz, Fortune, 6 May 2026
• The goal is not to predict the future.
  — Kris Putnam-Walkerly, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
• So who's predicted to the win the game?
  — American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
• See the shades colorists predict will be all the rage this fall.
  — Allure, 10 Sep. 2019
• There were some that were predicting our demise.
  — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
• No one can predict that for sure, though there are promising signs.
  — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2021
• All three investors predict that crude oil prices will rise this time around.
  — Lisa Kailai Han,gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
• When the nom came in as predicted, Blunt made the call.
  — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
• Berry is far too smart to promise the playoffs or predict a record.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
• The frequency and size of those surges is still very hard to predict.
  — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023
• Cover the shrubs with a bed sheet or burlap if a late frost is predicted.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
• To be fair, Kevin did predict a Ridge win — but not a blowout.
  — Stephen English, star-telegram, 28 Oct. 2017
• No quick fix No one can predict how high gasoline prices will climb.
  — Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
• But the bright future that’s been long predicted for them is now here.
  — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 1 May 2026
• There’s no way to predict who is going to progress faster than others.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
• There’s no single data point that predicts the price of gold.
  — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 8 July 2026
• Here are the top tile color trends experts predict for the year ahead.
  — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
• One day’s result did nothing to predict what was to come.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
• Scientists predict these storms will get worse as the world warms.
  — Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 28 July 2022
• Experts still predict that testing of gene drive in the field is still years away.
  — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 19 July 2017
• Richter did not hesitate to predict that the kitchen would be the heart of the home.
  — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026