Harbinger
noun
A person or thing that announces or signals the coming of another.
Warm summer breezes are seen as a harbinger of seasonal change.
Often appears as...
- harbinger of doom
- harbinger of spring
noun
A person or thing that announces or signals the coming of another.
Warm summer breezes are seen as a harbinger of seasonal change.
Often appears as...
- harbinger of doom
- harbinger of spring
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Pro Tip 1/3Often Ominous
Harbinger frequently suggests a negative or foreboding future event, but not always.
The sighting of a lone raven is a harbinger of bad luck.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
'Harbinger' can be used metaphorically to represent an early sign of things to come.
His sudden coldness was a harbinger of the breakup.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral or Positive
In some contexts, harbinger can signal positive changes or beginnings.
Robins are considered a harbinger of spring.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Ominous
Harbinger frequently suggests a negative or foreboding future event, but not always.
The sighting of a lone raven is a harbinger of bad luck.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
'Harbinger' can be used metaphorically to represent an early sign of things to come.
His sudden coldness was a harbinger of the breakup.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral or Positive
In some contexts, harbinger can signal positive changes or beginnings.
Robins are considered a harbinger of spring.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Ominous
Harbinger frequently suggests a negative or foreboding future event, but not always.
The sighting of a lone raven is a harbinger of bad luck.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
'Harbinger' can be used metaphorically to represent an early sign of things to come.
His sudden coldness was a harbinger of the breakup.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral or Positive
In some contexts, harbinger can signal positive changes or beginnings.
Robins are considered a harbinger of spring.
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Why political...
Florida has really changed and it's a harbinger of other changes to come in Florida I would say I would not yet say it's unwinnable for a Republican the polls are still pretty close but but if these trends continue it will be soon unwinnable for a Republican candidate
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Coffin Maker PIPE National...
to cut back on funeral expenses these fantasy coffins have been exhibited in art galleries throughout the world but they are only created by a handful of harbingers all based in this single
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How the mysterious dark...
a phenomenal achievement. And it's that kind of innovation that's why those on the fringes are often the harbingers of what is to come. It's easy to forget that because of its short life,
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Why political...
Florida has really changed and it's a harbinger of other changes to come in Florida I would say I would not yet say it's unwinnable for a Republican the polls are still pretty close but but if these trends continue it will be soon unwinnable for a Republican candidate
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Coffin Maker PIPE National...
to cut back on funeral expenses these fantasy coffins have been exhibited in art galleries throughout the world but they are only created by a handful of harbingers all based in this single
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How the mysterious dark...
a phenomenal achievement. And it's that kind of innovation that's why those on the fringes are often the harbingers of what is to come. It's easy to forget that because of its short life,
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Tim Sweeney
American Businessman
We feel the game industry is changing in some major ways. 'Fortnite' is a harbinger of things to come. It's a massive number of people all playing together, interacting together, not just playing but socializing.
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Bernard Barton
American Poet
Welcome, wild harbinger of spring! To this small nook of earth; Feeling and fancy fondly cling, Round thoughts which owe their birth, To thee, and to the humble spot, Where chance has fixed thy lowly lot.
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Charles Kendall Adams
American Educator
In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished.
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Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
The ancients often believed a celestial event like an eclipse to be a bad omen, that the sun or the moon vanishing from the sky was a harbinger of disaster, a sign of devastation or destruction to come.
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Joseph Stiglitz
American Economist
The Paris climate agreement may be a harbinger of the spirit and mindset needed to sustain genuine global cooperation.
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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Austrian Novelist
Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.
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Adam Michnik
Polish Editor
For those of us imprisoned in Poland, the Prague Spring was a harbinger of hope.
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Charlie Brooker
English Critic
Brexit is a harbinger for Trump, really.
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Bruce Lipton
American Scientist
Crises are harbingers of evolution.
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Alan Stern
American Scientist
I call Pluto the harbinger.
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Tim Sweeney
American Businessman
We feel the game industry is changing in some major ways. 'Fortnite' is a harbinger of things to come. It's a massive number of people all playing together, interacting together, not just playing but socializing.
Quote examples
Bernard Barton
American Poet
Welcome, wild harbinger of spring! To this small nook of earth; Feeling and fancy fondly cling, Round thoughts which owe their birth, To thee, and to the humble spot, Where chance has fixed thy lowly lot.
Quote examples
Charles Kendall Adams
American Educator
In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished.
Quote examples
Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
The ancients often believed a celestial event like an eclipse to be a bad omen, that the sun or the moon vanishing from the sky was a harbinger of disaster, a sign of devastation or destruction to come.
Quote examples
Joseph Stiglitz
American Economist
The Paris climate agreement may be a harbinger of the spirit and mindset needed to sustain genuine global cooperation.
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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Austrian Novelist
Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.
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Adam Michnik
Polish Editor
For those of us imprisoned in Poland, the Prague Spring was a harbinger of hope.
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Charlie Brooker
English Critic
Brexit is a harbinger for Trump, really.
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Bruce Lipton
American Scientist
Crises are harbingers of evolution.
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Alan Stern
American Scientist
I call Pluto the harbinger.
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