How to Use premonition in a Sentence

premonition

noun
  • She had a premonition that he would call.
  • Well, there’s a blurred line as to whether these are dreams or premonitions.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And if so, is this her past or a premonition of the future?
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Kerr even had a premonition of how the problem might play out.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
  • But the vague premonition wouldn’t leave.
    — Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But his coach had a premonition that his run for a title could happen.
    — Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
  • At this time he is always seized by a great dread, despair, a premonition.
    — Amos Oz, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
  • So maybe the first half was more an aberration than a premonition.
    — Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Jones had no premonition that football would stick.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • How did their mother deal with this premonition?
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But such an award started with a premonition from him and his head coach, Moehrig said.
    — Alex Zietlow november 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The premonition came true in the 36th minute.
    — Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
  • But she is overcome by fear, a premonition that catastrophe is on the way.
    — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Malone’s premonition was not enough to stop the flood, even if the timeout sent a blunt message.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Jiménez had recently opened up about his premonition of dying in a plane crash.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The film peaks there, with too much time spent on a premonition of Ed’s violent death.
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 4 June 2021
  • But she’s overcome by fear, a premonition that catastrophe is on the way.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Had Moehrig had a premonition like that before?
    — Alex Zietlow november 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
  • This recurring nightmare turns out to be even more than a premonition.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Or maybe his time in Denver will prove a premonition the Colts should’ve seen miles away.
    — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2018
  • That is, until the day Womack woke up in bed with the premonition that something was wrong.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Many in the band’s circle believe Van Zant had a premonition of his fate.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The premonition of Enid’s imminent death is no more.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The data in the new study validates these premonitions.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Upon standing in front of Zach, Gabi's premonition came to fruition.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023
  • As a teacher in his early twenties, Zhang felt the premonition of a crisis.
    — Chang Che, The New Yorker, 30 July 2024
  • No, to conjure a crisp autumnal image, and to air the mortal premonition that lingers in the title of the play.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2021
  • On the way home from Massachusetts, Gage had a premonition of his own.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Each movie centered on a character who has a premonition of a horrific and deadly event.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Each movie centered on a character who has a premonition of a horrific and deadly event.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025

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