How to Use augur in a Sentence

augur

1 of 2 noun
  • ByteDance’s growth in emerging markets could be an augur of what’s to come.
    — Chris Stokel-Walker, Wired, 22 Nov. 2021
  • For much of the world, and especially in many countries in Asia, these hot months are a grim augur of things to come.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
  • The mission of the Dylanologist is to serve as codebreaker, or some augur of the divine.
    — John Semley, The New Republic, 26 May 2021
  • As grey hairs appear and other augurs of age become visible, Claire contends with the varied reactions of her small social circle.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
  • Traditionally, companies cut temporary workers before laying off their own permanent staffers, so the sharp drop-off augurs poorly for future job growth, Nicaj says.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Although the outcome of the election will be an important measure of popular support for both parties, it cannot necessarily be read as an augur for the next presidential and parliamentary races in 2024.
    — Reuters, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022

augur

2 of 2 verb
  • The decision doesn't augur well.
  • This augurs poorly for yen bulls.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The sale augurs the end of an era, with the store likely to close in the next year or two.
    — Tim Woodward, idahostatesman, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Three holes were augured into the ice for each of the half dozen platforms.
    — Frank Abderholden, Lake County News-Sun, 22 Apr. 2018
  • That could augur an ugly week for those holding the world’s wealth.
    — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
  • This wreckage could only augur doom.
    — Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Did the site augur something that was brand new, or reflect something that was already in process?
    — Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
  • This augurs well for the world’s consumers, but there can be many a slip ‘twixt cup and lip, as the oil analysis say.
    — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The broader picture augurs well for the Israeli home front.
    — Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Their presence augurs a new act in the nascent counteroffensive and perhaps the war.
    — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2023
  • The mega-deal is expected to take effect in April, and may augur changes behind the scenes.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022
  • And if faith is evaporating at Anfield, of all places, then that does not augur well.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • That could augur well for them, as last year’s first choice in the preseason, Baylor, wound up on top at the end.
    — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2021
  • In their meddling hands, flickering lights and chilly drafts augur visits from the unknown.
    — Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • But Bondi’s departure does not augur a better world to come.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • That augurs a future where consumers will have to hunt for their favorite shows and films among lots of different services.
    — Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The collapse of the wall, which occurred at the very end of the episode, augured an end to the scrupulous order which had seemed to last far too long.
    — Daniel D’addario, Time, 27 Aug. 2017
  • Recall the warnings that striking down agency fees would augur the death of government unions.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2018
  • However, the vibe in the chamber augured his approval, though perhaps by a tight margin.
    — Fred Kaplan, Slate Magazine, 11 Jan. 2017
  • Does that augur a dystopian battlefield where robots make kill decisions on their own?
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Every day augurs some new threat—to democracy, to decency.
    — Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
  • However, the fall in the index could augur a trend into contraction.
    — Simon Constable, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • That augured well for Congress to get out of Dodge on Friday, right on time for its two-week recess.
    — Andrew Malcolm, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2018
  • If the foldable mirror operates as planned, the mission could augur a new way to launch giant telescopes too big to fit on rockets.
    — New York Times, 20 Dec. 2021
  • In an era of shifting television viewing habits, what does that augur for SNL?
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2025
  • That doesn’t necessarily augur for a lot of fun, or anything close to the androgenic torpor of his and his band’s youth.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The whales gather at the surface for males to compete to mate with a female, which scientists hope augurs for a baby whale in the future.
    — Patrick Whittle, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2018
  • That augurs poorly for active managers in 2023 because, so far at least, the odds have shifted.
    — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • While those demons can’t be dispelled until March, the way this team has responded to adversity seems to augur well.
    — Eric Single, SI.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The return to civilian rule in Nigeria augured well for relations between the two countries.
    — Bheki Mngomezulu, Quartz Africa, 9 Oct. 2019

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