Using "ominous" in a sentence

As if to temper the ominous associations of “Guards,” the Navajo artist and composer Raven Chacon organized a performance of “Drum Grid” on Oct.
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Well, that's not ominous at all.
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In March 2020, Rolling Stone published a story with an ominous headline: “Can Elvis Rise Again?” The story cited a Forbes report stating that the Presley estate “was annually pulling in $60 million a decade ago,” but the number had dropped by 30 percent.
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An ominous creaking.
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“It could be ominous and intimidating, it could be gleeful and with wild abandon, but I didn’t just want to have one rote laugh.
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Those issues – a royal racism row triggered by William’s godmother, Lady Hussey at a Buckingham Palace reception on gender-based violence, and the drop of an ominous Netflix trailer previewing Harry and Meghan’s new reality docuseries, Harry and Meghan – on top of longstanding claims by the Sussexes of racial insensitivity within the palace walls – gave the visit a complex overlay for many Americans.
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But now here we are, and some folks on the left are having a knee-jerk reaction because Elon Musk has taken this ominous turn to the political right, so now they’re throwing the same bricks.
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That first season began with a shot of a casket of uncertain provenance being loaded onto a plane in paradise, followed by the ominous words “SEVEN DAYS EARLIER.
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AILSA CHANG, HOST:The words Santa's sleigh take on an ominous double meaning in the new film "Violent Night.
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In a letter dripping with a contrived, ominous tone, the man who hopes to be speaker instructed committee chair Bennie G.
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Instead, Von Lehmden programmed a more up-tempo loop that is somehow both ominous and playful.
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He had fallen ill shortly after arriving in Qatar in mid-November, first developing cold-like symptoms that curdled into something more ominous in the first days of December.
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That's because they're all played by Rory Kinnear, who turns in a series of ominous performances as the various, titular men.
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I can’t shake this ominous feeling that Cody’s game is coming crashing down soon.
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The newly-revealed range of LEGO The Lord of the Rings BrickHeadz are a potentially ominous sign for future minifigure-scale sets from the resurrected Middle-earth theme.
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D'Andre Swift – When Swift popped back up on the practice report this week with an ankle injury, I was a teeny, tiny bit worried that it might be an ominous portent, but I brushed it away.
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Americans feeling the pinch of high inflation are raiding their retirement savings, an ominous sign for a country that already struggles to save for old age.
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Here it’s amplified, and mixed with other data, to hear a black hole!”The clip, which sounds something like a cosmic growl or an ominous wind tunnel, captured the internet’s attention, and many said it sounded exactly how they imagined a supermassive black hole would sound.
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“There is no end,” says a man whose ominous laugh wraps up the trailer.
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Whether it’s Raggi lying on the ground while slithering under bassist Victoria de Angelis or David feeding off drummer Ethan Torchio’s ominous and propulsive drumming during sinuous songs like “I Wanna Be Your Slave,” it’s hard to take your eyes away from the quartet as they feed off each other.
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Shortly after receiving the ominous warning, we rolled into the desolate terrain carrying a week’s worth of provisions, propane, and our RV satellite internet system.
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“Let the Dark Do the Rest” is a more melodious, accessible tune that is totally radio-friendly, and “Hopeless and Beaten” is on the other end of the spectrum, grinding out a more ominous tune for those who like the heavier stuff.
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I knew things had taken an ominous turn when I got to the hearing room and Rep.
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He will fight against it, but this tape has the ominous feel that the mythos is too much even for our hero.
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The fate of LEGO Ideas user bald_bonsai’s Rivendell – 20th Film Anniversary project seems ominous amid current rumours, but it does give us an idea of what a microscale Rivendell would look like.
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'"Another excerpt that may be considered ominous for the Yankees notes Judge's frustration when the team went public with negotiations on a contract extension last spring: "He had felt blindsided in April when New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman took the rare step of publicly revealing that Judge had turned down $213.
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4, 2022 By Tom Smyth The White Lotus Abductions Season 2 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next « Previous Episode Next Episode » The White Lotus Abductions Season 2 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next « Previous Episode Next Episode » Photo: /Fabio Lovino/HBO Few shows welcome rabid theorizing more than The White Lotus does, between its promise of impending death and every episode’s ominous ambiguity.
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The accompanying soundtrack shifts from melancholy to ominous and back again with a mix of original music, old recordings, and spoken word.
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The Abbot's lives are filled with singing cowboys, possibly sentient taxidermied animals, and bureaucrats with pet ravens that sit in their offices--like a sort of western flavored riff on the Log Lady, except instead of ominous warnings, this particular eccentric character wants to know what the sheriff is going to do about all the mastodon sightings happening in caves around town.
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AA woman alone in an isolated country house, ominous men who pop in and out of view and sharp knives at hand in the kitchen.
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A rhythmic piano piece composed by León – “Tumbao” – was presented by Chloe Flower, accompanied by five young, female dancers form the Dance Theatre of Harlem, but it was León’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Stride,” performed by the Kennedy Center Honors Orchestra and members of the Sphinx Organization that most captivated with intermittent trombone bleat and timpanis turning it into an ominous march.
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"We believe it is an ominous sign they are possibly doing it for cover," the official said of the Russian pretext.
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Microsoft has been predicting and sensing ominous signs from Russia, from the aspect of cyberspace, Baier reported, as the invasion of Ukraine continues and foreign actors separately continue to try to undermine Western interests.
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He doesn't attempt to explain this creative connection any further, but we see the ceiling fan, ominous and somehow malevolent, in that "Twin Peaks" pilot too.
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'Open Your Wings and Fly' by Carmel Bonello In paintings such as The Time of Living Dangerously and Altered States, Bonello reflects on the signs of the times when crowds are viewed as something menacing that can transform themselves into ominous and deadly organisms.
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Moss growing inside of the ceiling while the walls around crumble is just one of many ominous images taken from the abandoned building.
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Even the most benign images of Mormon life—a little girl praying; a family reunion—are scored with ethereal synths and ominous woodwinds to make sure that viewers know these, too, are sinister.
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“This is an ominous trend that tracks state tax return numbers on the increase in high earners who are leaving New York,” said Kathryn Wylde, president of the Partnership for New York City.
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Andrew Conway’s disco Fezziwig, puppy-dog-affectionate take on Scrooge’s nephew Fred (especially in a charming duet with creator Kristie Koehler Vuocolo as Scrooge’s sister Belle), and ominous Ghost of Christmas Future kept the performance moving and gave it a lot of heart.
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His tempo for the opening Allegro was on the fast side, which may have generated superficial excitement, but rather deprived the movement (which is marked “intense but pithy”) of some of the ominous weight that defines the symphony’s tragic journey.
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A later area had scorched earth, glowing ruby crystals, and an ominous scarlet sky.
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All that’s missing is an ominous trombone blat.
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In Goblin Trees (2022), a black cat emerges from a broken window, as the shadow of a large tree creeps across the roof of a house, mimicking an ominous figure.
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We hear the song intermingling with the ominous drones of the film score.
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That’s an ominous legal threshold, he said, for Assange and all journalists.
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Ferrari finish F1 2022 on top in Abu Dhabi test | Alonso, Piastri make debutsBrundle: 'Class act' Vettel will be missed | Max sets ominous bar for 2023Binotto 'relaxed' over Ferrari future after 'fantastic season'"This year was not the greatest," he added.
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Rounding out the lineup early tomorrow morning are the action classic Shaft (1971), which opens with Isaac Hayes’ Oscar-winning theme song; Kiss Me Deadly (1955), a film noir that is unique in many ways, including its backward title sequence; and The Thing From Another World (1951), the sci-fi/horror classic whose opening credits — featuring the letters of its title slowly burning through the background and accompanied by Dimitri Tiomkin’s ominous score — not only established its own story’s eerie ambiance very well, but also added to the terror in John Carpenter’s Halloween nearly 30 years later when the sequence was featured in a scene.
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Best of all, France have done this with big names missing at times and smaller names throwing their hat in the selection ring, adding ominous depth to an already impressive squad.
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Just before midnight, an administrator on the official FTX channel on Telegram sent an ominous message.
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The creators are wise to make the site of Alan's confinement both ominous and tantalizingly hopeful — a basement with sliding glass doors on one side that offer the constant possibility of salvation.
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Instead, magenta lights at once sensual and ominous illuminate the silhouettes of tropical plants against appropriately fogged windows.
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Slithering over a menacing string note and ominous piano, he snaps off a string of vivid, eccentric bars about luxury watches and feeling more famous than the president.
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ET, Al RayyanThere is no sight more ominous for the teams left in this tournament than that of Brazil having fun.
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The reinvigoration of the classic, season 1 vibe was immediate, with Lynch plunging deep into the ominous entities that govern the Black Lodge, Cooper's direct involvement in the otherworldly dimension, and the spine-chilling "Where's Annie?" scene towards the end.
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An ominous threat looms in the upcoming Pokémon Trading Card Game: Sword & Shield—Lost Origin expansion.
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“SHOCK” also makes lurid use of Fincher’s preferred cold color palette, while a Steadicam rig allows Fincher to chase Martha around the house like a gliding, ominous force.
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With ominous textures and a flash of power metal, it’s one of the band’s most interesting albums.
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Deschamps' side are not yet perfect, but they are growing into this tournament as they did in 2018 which is an ominous sign for their competition.
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The pixel-art style is understandably nostalgic yet still fresh and compelling, thanks to the prepossessing scenery, with the grim and ominous areas being grotesquely inviting.
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Elon Musk has a ominous warning for electric-vehicle startups Rivian and Lucid Motors: Change now, or go out of business.
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Other measures include the government mobilizing its supporters in mass rallies following Friday prayers; officials dismissing the demonstrators as rioters and foreign agents, and ominous warnings the army and powerful Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps will be deployed to deal with the protests.
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“Maar’s Ubu lacks that overt savagery, but in its place is an ominous stillness, as we are pitilessly observed by the creature’s black, depthless eye, like that of a shark or reptile, while its claws … might also be about to metamorphose into Ubu’s sinister ‘nearole-incisors.
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The agents, led by the brilliant but disheveled Lamb, and though they might be considered a band of screw-ups, they still have the ominous job of thwarting a terrorist attack on London this season.
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An interesting consequence of the Gothic inspiration is the large amount of dark adornments, as well as towers, pillars, and spikes that exude an ominous feeling; the opposite would happen if we saw a more rounded and "friendly" design.
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With family feuds, multiple twists and turns, and the ominous presence of an anonymous crank caller known as "The Raven," Who Killed Little Gregory? is a fascinating story that continually surprises in terms of its scope.
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MPI/Getty Images “1912 is not so much a warning to the Republican Party in 2024 as it is an ominous prediction.
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The first three rows Emily Ann Meyer knitted were of the same slate grey yarn, an ominous beginning to a season-long endeavor.
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McNamara’s ominous call for legal authorities to be concerned about “science denialism”—of which her own writings and testimonies offer a good example—suggests desperation.
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NannyRated R for ominous images and brief nudity.
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“Make ’Em Say Uhh!” distilled this approach down to a frenzied posse cut featuring four of his strongest soldiers, including the ever charismatic Mia X and the volcanic Mystikal, touting the tank’s might over producer KLC’s collision of rollicking horn blasts and ominous piano.
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Michael Doolittle/Alamy Stock Photo via Hakai Magazine As ominous as this bird flu appears, there are also signs that this virus is evolving away from human transmissibility.
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Looking ahead, queen bee Julien’s ominous note to Gossip Girl, “No more kindness, it’s time for chaos.
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The ominous clouds presaging war, the eerie blue glow of the wood sprite and Death, and the texture and depth of the characters and settings make this a wonder to watch.
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Revita In this fast-paced twin-stick rogue-lite platformer, you play as a nameless child ascending an ominous clock tower, searching for their lost memories.
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Of course, all of that assumes good health, which is a lot to presume in the wake of an ominous TOS procedure.
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When action erupts, it does so in moments as carefully timed as Howard Shore’s ominous score, but every moment carries an unsettling believability.
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After Metro enlists John Legend for the opening song of the album, Future establishes the album’s ominous tone with the second track “Superhero” and asserts himself as one of the album’s villains.
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However, the keen-eyed among you may have noticed an ominous line in the Archive.
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The iconic-prog rockers don't write short songs, and many of their hypnotic, ominous outings are best appreciated after multiple listens.
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These came in the form of Iron Butterfly’s ominous classic ‘In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida‘ and the Mars Bonfire song recorded by Steppenwolf, ‘Born to be Wild’.
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com/bZyHsN58Bk— Seana Lyn (@SeanaLyn) May 5, 2021 Amid the ominous warnings about the collapse of Earth’s web of life and the consequences for human civilisation, the California condor has become a powerful symbol of what conservation can achieve.
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The ominous yet turnt-up street anthem was produced by Antt Beatz and finds vocals from both Icewear Vezzo and Jeezy being amplified by DJ Drama's unapologetically hyped adlibs.
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This came after Musk sent an ominous tweet that was likely intended to be ironic and hinted at his impending assassination.
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It’s 1996, and “the Coalfield Panic” has taken hold of a small Tennessee town after two teens create an ominous flyer and distribute hundreds of copies—on business windows, in mailboxes, tucked into library books.
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This summer, Valentin Schwarz eliminated the cycle’s magical effects in his acidic, contemporary-dress production, and added ominous hints of child abuse and whiffs of daytime soaps in the harsh vividness of the visuals and acting — but also mysterious, lyrical touches.
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The hacker’s ominous posts were met with reactions apparently depicting the SpongeBob character Mr.
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While the conditions of the review might sound ominous from the outside looking in, we've been told by insiders that everyone at ABC, Amy and T.
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And Coolidge’s character’s ominous outfit wasn’t the only sartorial Easter egg seen in Season 2; plenty of other costuming choices from earlier episodes hinted at key players’ inner desires and true motives, too.
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This is particularly ominous because businesses’ preferences often shift from full-time to part-time hiring before transitioning to layoffs in times of uncertainty.
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“But climate change is becoming a far more severe and ominous threat by drying out parts of the planet that were chronically wet.
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I, Robot (2004) I, Robot starts with an intriguing premise: in a future where personal robots are becoming ubiquitous, a prominent roboticist apparently dies by suicide and leaves an ominous message for robot-hating cop Detective Spooner, played by Will Smith at the height of his action-hero powers.
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The skies roil with ominous clouds, threatening the cowboys’ way of life.
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So when the sun starts setting or ominous clouds begin forming, you won’t have to worry about scurrying into a safe, dry shelter for the night.
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CNBC's Bob Pisani pointed to an ominous market parallel: AOL-Time Warner.
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