This was to him an evil omen, and he had turned back without reaching the summit of the pass.
In any case, this incident was held to be an evil omen, and during our march in a N.
They regarded it as an evil omen, and naturally I took advantage of any small incident of this kind to work judiciously on their superstitions and frighten them as much as I could.
All accidents affecting any members of the village are regarded as of evil omen, the more so the more nearly the betrothed parties are concerned in them.
If they have secured good omens from the birds already mentioned, they will then try to avoid hearing KIENG, lest he should utter the note of evil omen; so they sing and talk and rattle their paddles on the sides of the boat.
In Italy, the red Rose is considered to be an emblem of an early death, and it is thought to be an evil omen if its leaves are perchance scattered on the ground.
The unfortunate girl, who had been depressed in spirits before, was evidently affected by the incident, and said nervously, "I trust I am not to consider this as an evil omen!
The Hellebore has long been considered a plant of evil omen, growing in dark and lonely places.
This was considered of evil omen,--an evident sign of the anger of God, the more since Firlei was a Calvinist.
At the second blow the Cossack fell to the ground as if struck by lightning, and fell with his head to his comrades, as an evil omen to them.
But among the signs of evil omen, two especially seemed to show that really something was impending.
This being an evil omen, he went back and put off his journey till the following day.
The post is covered on the top with rice straw, leaves, and shrubs, so that birds may not foul it, which would be an evil omen.
But, if the dream is of evil omen, he should pray that he may be spared from its ill effects, and may go to sleep again.
It was an evil omen if the king of Dosuma touched the ground, and he had to perform an expiatory ceremony.
The following saying also indicates that the Lohar is of evil omen: Ar, Dhar, Chuchkar In tinon se bachawe Kartar.
His impurity, like that of the barber, washerman and dyer, springs solely from the nature of his employment; perhaps because it is a dirty one, but more probably because black is a colour of evil omen.
In Horace (Ad Galatheam) it is an evil omen to meet with a pregnant bitch-- "Impios parrae praecinentis omen Ducat et proegnans canis.
The blue magpie seems to be spoken of as a bird of evil omen, even in a Vedic hymn, in connection with the disease of consumption.
And this is the fruit of my own folly in sending a messenger to you, though I had been warned not to do so by my friend, who had seen an evil omen.
It appears to have been generally considered an evil omen.
Though they saw an evil omen, they did not turn back, and they reached and plundered the whole city and the temple of the god.
When half way up the ship's stairs, I recognized a face of evil omen.
His eyes fastened themselves penetratingly upon both, not even the quiver of an eyelash escaped him, and a terrible expression, icy and of evil omen, lay upon his face.
A one-eyed man is regarded as of evil omen; and especially one who is blind of the left eye.
If the man who carries the barrel falls it is an evil omen.
It is of evil omen to witness the spectacle: a man who watched for it was struck blind.
In Germany the approach of a cat to a sick-bed announces death; to dream of one is an evil omen.
If he encounters an object of evil omen, he will not continue, and, if he has to journey to a distant spot, he will throw up his appointment.
A curl on the forehead resembling the head of a snake is of evil omen.
In perfect happiness, loving and beloved, Baldur lived in Asgard with his wife Nanna, until a night when his sleep was assailed by horrible dreams of evil omen.
In the next, Charlemagne saw himself attacked by a leopard and a bear, which tore off his right arm, and as a greyhound darted to his aid he awoke, and rose from his couch heavy at heart because of those dreams of evil omen.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "evil omen" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
