PREDICTION in a Sentence
Learn PREDICTION from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
101 example sentences for PREDICTION, such as:
1. Natasha's prediction proved true.
2. He predicted when war would break out.
3. Earthquake prediction is an inexact science.
4. Browning's prediction is no better than a wild guess.
5. It was predicted that inflation would continue to fall.
2. He predicted when war would break out.
3. Earthquake prediction is an inexact science.
4. Browning's prediction is no better than a wild guess.
5. It was predicted that inflation would continue to fall.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of PREDICTION
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prediction
n. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
n. a statement made about the future
Classic Sentence: (32 in 3 pages)
1 I need say nothing here, on the first head, because nothing can show better than my history whether that prediction was verified or falsified by the result.
2 Unconscious of this prediction, Mr. Dick continued to occupy precisely the same ground in reference to the Doctor and to Mrs. Strong.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 45. MR. DICK FULFILS MY AUNT'S PREDICTIONS
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 45. MR. DICK FULFILS MY AUNT'S PREDICTIONS
3 The prediction of the Mormon was only too well fulfilled.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
4 Oliver having 'caught it,' in fulfilment of Noah's prediction, followed that young gentleman down the stairs to breakfast.
5 This prediction was but half fulfilled: I did not indeed dream of sorrow, but as little did I dream of joy; for I never slept at all.
6 Dr. Meade's prediction was right--as far as it went.
7 Natasha's prediction proved true.
8 Now, he was going to try to take liberties, just as Ellen predicted.
9 At the end of July came the unwelcome news, predicted by Uncle Henry, that the Yankees had swung around again toward Jonesboro.
10 As grandfather had predicted, Mrs. Shimerda never saw the roads going over his head.
11 Many had predicted that Robert would devote himself to Mrs. Pontellier when he arrived.
12 It was doubtless in consequence of a knowledge of this fact, that one great statesman of the south predicted the downfall of slavery by the inevitable laws of population.
13 Noirtier was a true prophet, and things progressed rapidly, as he had predicted.
14 This order was also executed; and the vessel passed, as Dantes had predicted, twenty fathoms to windward.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
Context Highlight In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
15 Danglars made no reply; he was occupied in anticipations of the coming scene between himself and the baroness, whose frowning brow, like that of Olympic Jove, predicted a storm.
Example Sentence: (69 in 5 pages)
1 Not many people agree with the government's prediction that the economy will improve.
2 He was unwilling to make a prediction about which books would sell in the coming year.
3 Browning's prediction is no better than a wild guess.
4 Earthquake prediction is an inexact science.
5 So how do we establish confidence in prediction from the model?
6 Assume that the additional information predicted project success.
7 He predicted when war would break out.
8 It was predicted that inflation would continue to fall.
9 All countries, it was predicted, would develop and develop fast.
10 He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.
11 The final figure looks like being much higher than predicted.
12 A victory for Brazil had been predicted and such indeed was the result.
13 This is due to be announced next month and is widely predicted to involve jobs losses and possible plant closures.
14 The recent failure of so many Internet businesses has provided a reality check for those who predicted huge profits.
15 It was widely predicted and the Omani government had taken the precaution of evacuating low-lying areas.