Preposition: of

• doom: To make matters worse, a terrifying figure now emerges from the sea like a harbinger of doom.

• death: A white pigeon was also a harbinger of death.

• war: Our friend the television is the harbinger of war in this drama.

• future: Here in Swansea, I saw the new £ 200 million waterfront regeneration, harbinger of a bright future for Wales.

• thing: An effect that would have been beyond the scope of the previous series and is a harbinger of things to come.

• change: This figure is 10 times the global rate, a harbinger of climate change.

Converse of object

• become: As that country had been a major customer, the Tariff soon became the harbinger of doom for much of the South Wales industry.

• consider: This book may well be considered the harbinger of the next generation of community studies.

Adjective modifier

• early: An autumnal breeze, an early harbinger of winter, skittered high and forlorn among the loblolly pines.

• different: Here in the great metropolis, we rely on different harbingers to mark the turn of the seasons.

• good: Do not worry, it merely deems to serve as a good harbinger announcing a cutting edge selection of Dark art and Light art.