How to Use predict in a Sentence

predict

verb
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  • Sales are predicted to be the same as last year.
  • It's hard to predict how the election will turn out.
  • Many people predicted that the store would fail, but it has done very well.
  • She claims that she can predict future events.
  • All the local forecasters are predicting rain for this afternoon.
  • And no one can predict what the world will look like in two weeks.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 11 Mar. 2020
  • See the shades colorists predict will be all the rage this fall.
    — Allure, 10 Sep. 2019
  • This is very hard to predict and can vary year to year.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2022
  • To be fair, Kevin did predict a Ridge win — but not a blowout.
    — Stephen English, star-telegram, 28 Oct. 2017
  • None of this is to predict a robust economy for the rest of the year.
    — Quartz, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The frequency and size of those surges is still very hard to predict.
    — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • But the Raiders are proving to be a bit more stealthy than predicted.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Few could predict what to expect just a few months ago.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2020
  • And other viewers predicted that the adorable duo would soon be the best of friends.
    — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Experts still predict that testing of gene drive in the field is still years away.
    — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 19 July 2017
  • Berry is far too smart to promise the playoffs or predict a record.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Week 17 games, for a number of reasons, are hard to predict.
    — Andy Nesbitt, For The Win, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Who, then, could have predicted what would happen in the decade since?
    — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2019
  • No one can predict that for sure, though there are promising signs.
    — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2021
  • Looking ahead to the unfolding year, LinkedIn predicts the trends set to shape the landscape of work in 2024.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023
  • But, so far, the size of that potential influx is hard to predict.
    — al, 5 Mar. 2021
  • And the Street began to predict possible winners and losers, as well as where most of the pain will be felt.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2023
  • This year’s harvest is predicted to get off to a late start.
    — Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Scientists predict these storms will get worse as the world warms.
    — Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 28 July 2022
  • Worse, Mintel’s analysts predict there will be no growth for at least the next five years.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, Vox, 11 Dec. 2018
  • What the models cannot predict, however, is how the virus may evolve.
    — NBC News, 22 Jan. 2022
  • No rain is predicted for the area until late next week.
    — Caroline Blackmon, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2018
  • Can the testing predict the number of cases in an area?
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Swift is predicted to earn half a billion dollars from the tour.
    — Rachel Shin, Fortune, 23 June 2023
  • But nobody in this world can predict what the pandemic will look like six months from now.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2021

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