Words similar to portend

Example sentences for: portend

How can you use “portend” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

-- After my infant son has done one of those cute things that portend a definitely-not-ordinary childhood, my mother-in-law asks, “What would Mr. [ sic ] Spock say?”
Does Disney's new 42 nd Street playhouse portend good things or bad things for the Great White Way?
If so, what does that portend for us and our search for a more peaceful world?