| Officials said the season's first wildfires burned with an intensity usually not seen until late summer, portending an especially dangerous and costly summer. |
| Both of them were eccentric originals, portending the radical pluralism that overtook the art world in the next generation. |
| Fushida became very excited by this natural phenomenon, viewing it as a mystical sign portending the success of the sneak attack. |
| Many will see the Asian disaster as portending the advent of doomsday. |
| The signs portending deflation are all-around for those who have eyes to see. |
| A comet she seemed, portending a fiery doom to the hearts of many in that presence hall. |
