How to Use foreshadow in a Sentence

foreshadow

verb

• The hero's predicament is foreshadowed in the first chapter.
• Her early interest in airplanes foreshadowed her later career as a pilot.
• The arrival of a wasp at the table foreshadows what’s to come.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
• The move may well foreshadow the end of Hernández’s time with the Rangers.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
• That foreshadowed unrest in the Senate later in the day and night.
  — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
• Hobbs foreshadowed the bills and the policies proposed in them during her State of the State speech on Jan. 8.
  — Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
• That's a whole lot of time for the press corps to foreshadow the presser and sharpen questions.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 19 Jan. 2022
• Brown kicked off her summer in the RV in May, and foreshadowed her lack of free time to use the mobile living space.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
• Of course, this could foreshadow a move to hire Brian Flores as head coach.
  — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2023
• So is there any way to foreshadow or predict whether the rulings will be drastic?
  — Wired Staff, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2023
• The teaser for the new season did not foreshadow any comment about the Oscars scandal.
  — NBC News, 20 Apr. 2022
• In the Mediterranean, handing someone a sharp object foreshadows a fight in the future.
  — Yelena Moroz Alpert, House Beautiful, 2 July 2023
• That’s when the flu season began in Australia, and the severity of influenza there can foreshadow what’s in store for the US.
  — Ike Swetlitz, Bloomberg.com, 11 Jan. 2023
• However, the rise of cases in Europe is expected to foreshadow a rise in the States.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2022
• This year, a sharp increase in flu cases in Australia could foreshadow a more severe season in the U.S.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
• Rubio foreshadowed that action on this front could be coming in the near future.
  — Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2023
• Shakur's murder was even more eerie after his lyrics seemed to foreshadow his early death.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 20 July 2023
• And the havoc being wreaked upon AMC Networks could foreshadow what is yet to come for others.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 29 Nov. 2022
• Ice’s arrival at the turbulent turn of the millennium foreshadowed how much the rapper would shake things up in such a short time.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023
• In one instance, a group convened for three straight days at Camp David in Maryland to war-game a scenario that foreshadowed the Berlin crisis of 1961.
  — Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2023
• There are so many foreshadowing moments, hints and ironic lines throughout the show.
  — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2023
• Looking back, there was foreshadowing in the opening scenes of episode one of the reboot when Willa argues with her dad about not being able to take her phone to camp.
  — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
• The steps would also foreshadow sweeping changes to the way Americans invest.
  — Justin Baer, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
• The tit for tat shelling foreshadowed a long winter to come as the counteroffensive ground to a halt and soldiers dug into front lines that barely budged.
  — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
• After signing her first recording contract at 18, O’Connor shaved her head and wore ripped jeans and combat boots, an act of protest that foreshadowed many more to come.
  — Allyson McCabe, Vulture, 27 July 2023
• This race could foreshadow the fate of the best actor category.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 10 Mar. 2023
• Wild Wing, the Ducks’ mascot, tumbled to the ice as Anaheim skated out, foreshadowing the team’s rough, early 4-1 deficit that ended in a 4-3 loss.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
• The company has foreshadowed the move with warnings and testing for the past two years, implementing the policy abroad for the past year.
  — Eli Tan, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
• In this world premiere work at La Jolla Playhouse, it’s told in movement, in music and in home movies of childhood that foreshadow the future.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2023
• The first few episodes are a riveting cat-and-mouse game with the potential for a role reversal heavily foreshadowed.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024