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Meanings of evil omen in English

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Usage of evil omen in English
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Some objections were made to this arrangement, as containing an evil omen.
The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day
2
A loud cry of grief was raised at the evil omen.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval Hi...
3
Ere I clearly realized that this was an evil omen, the boat stopped.
Cleopatra — Volume 03
4
Never will I visit it again; it is a place of evil omen.
She
5
He quickly touched the silver axe, asking Torval to avert the evil omen.
Bones of the Dragon
6
But the letter thus received was one of evil omen to the hapless garrison.
French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
7
But now the warning of the evil omen was confirmed.
Brazilian Tales
8
But it was an evil omen to any one who looked below the surface.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Rut...
9
I was surprised at this circumstance, and it seemed to me of evil omen.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 1...
10
No one need consider my appearance as an evil omen.
Life in a Thousand Worlds
11
They found that "low systolic pressures are not invariably of evil omen."
Disturbances of the Heart / Discussion of the Treatment of the H...
12
What, callest thou aught of evil omen save that which signifies some evil thing?
The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, with the Hymn of Cleanthes
13
It seems an evil omen; and so all three regard it, though without knowing why.
The Lone Ranche
14
A pause in the war ensued, filled by political events of evil omen for Italy.
A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878
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An evil omen was golden hair in my life.
The Souls of Black Folk
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The superstitious Normans recoiled as at an evil omen.
Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Volume 12
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