How to use "portent" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

Example sentences for "portent" in popular movie and book plots

She confides that she married her husband because she saw some portent hanging over him and wanted to prevent it. - The Golden Ball and Other Stories
As she runs away, a small earthquake shakes the ground and Wesley realizes that the first portent has come true. - Loyalty (Angel)
She confides that she married her husband because she saw some portent hanging over him and wanted to prevent it. - The Hound of Death
While the Doctor mulls the portent of this revelation, the party is surrounded by an ominous group of knights. - Battlefield (Doctor Who)
Ahab delivers a speech on the spirit of fire, seeing the lightning as a portent of Moby Dick. - Moby-Dick

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