How to Use prognosis in a Sentence

prognosis

noun
  • Right now, doctors say his prognosis is good.
  • The president had a hopeful prognosis about the company's future.
  • The prognosis for the months ahead is gloomy.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But what is her longer-term prognosis?
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • So far, the prognosis is mixed.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Then their prognoses grew more fragile.
    — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Then Nitsche hit the one-year mark of his prognosis.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The good news is that there are reasons to doubt this prognosis.
    — Reilly Stephens, National Review, 1 Feb. 2018
  • But over the long term, the prognosis for polar bears is bleak.
    — oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2021
  • But what is the prognosis for the rest of us, in the real world?
    — Jeffrey Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • But what is the prognosis for the rest of us, in the real world?
    — Christian Dameff, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
  • He wasn’t given a good prognosis at birth in terms of length of life.
    — Mike Jensen, Philly.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • His gloomy prognosis was that no one might ever emerge with enough votes to win.
    — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Since this has been going on for years, the prognosis isn’t good.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 June 2021
  • What is the prognosis for a turf toe injury?
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • At the next scan, just two weeks later, the prognosis was even worse.
    — Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Even with that care, the prognosis for the middle-aged man would be poor.
    — Nick Ehli, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Sep. 2021
  • From the first hours, his parents were told the prognosis was grim.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Her initial prognosis was three years, but now five years have since passed.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The short-term prognosis is starting to look grim.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Even with what’s now known about the virus, their prognosis is often grim.
    — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The girls’ mom was given a poor prognosis with a low chance at survival.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
  • At one point, the staff members were unsure about the prognosis for his eye.
    — Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The prognosis for his type of knee injury is nine to 12 months.
    — Tyler Dragon, The Enquirer, 27 July 2021
  • The prognosis was dire, and the fate of his younger children consumed him.
    — Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune, 21 Sep. 2020
  • But in Paris, the prognosis is not looking good.
    — Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This one revealed fresh cause for concern, and a much more grim prognosis.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Barney’s prognosis wasn’t great, and he was given five to eight years to live.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The disease has a poor prognosis.
    — Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The prognosis on Fitts is still somewhat murky.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025

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