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augur - use in sentences
Object
- something: If he were to be very alert in engaging Jane Fairfax now, it might augur something.
- thing: All told, a debut that augurs great things for the future.
Converse of object
- turn: CLOCKWORK CATCHING ELEPHANT The long-running motor spins the propeller on the elephant's head and turns the augur which carries the balls upward.
Modifies a noun
- pile: The picture below shows the continuous flight augur piles being constructed.
Modifying Another Word
- well: The sequence of major events in Scotland leading up to 2014 also augured well for a revival, she said.
- badly: Their promotional material augurs badly for any honest appraisal of the risks and benefits of cycling.
- not: Please tell me what to do ' does not augur well.
- n't: Which does n't augur well for the rest of us Non Americans.
- ill: Conversely, the loss of that faith augurs ill for both the nature and future of today's science.
- also: The sequence of major events in Scotland leading up to 2014 also augured well for a revival, she said.
Noun used with modifier
- flight: The picture below shows the continuous flight augur piles being constructed.
Preposition: for
- future: There were several new faces which augurs well for the future.
- year: It augurs well for next year that he has been elected Captain of Boats.
- rest: A total of 22 Bingley juniors ran which augurs well for the rest of the winter season.
- growth: The report proves the great dedication of staff and management in Newport and augurs well for future growth.
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