Collocations for "ominous"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ominous" in context.
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ominous
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- an ominous [sign, threat, warning, message, implication] (of)
- an ominous [sound, tone, noise, roar]
- ominous [dark clouds, gathering winds, migrating birds]
- an ominous [bank, presence] of dark clouds
- the [dark sky, absence, accident] was an ominous sign
- the sky looks ominous
- an ominous threat of [rain, thunderstorms, danger]
- that's an ominous [thought, thing to say]!
- well, that's ominous
- that sounds [a bit, rather, very] ominous