Historical Turning Points

noun a forerunner of something

• The sudden drop in stock prices is often seen as a harbinger of an economic downturn.
• The dark clouds gathering in the sky are a harbinger of rain.
• Seeing a black cat is considered a harbinger of bad luck in some cultures.
• The first snowfall of the season is a harbinger of the winter to come.

noun a person, place, thing, or idea

verb expresses action, existence, or occurrence

adjective describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

• The news of the world shaking event spread quickly across international media outlets.
• Did you hear about the world shaking news that just came out?
• That world shaking rumor is going to cause a lot of drama.
• Her world shaking performance left the audience in awe.

noun a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation, especially in a literary work

• The play reached its climax with a sudden peripeteia that changed the course of the story.
• The movie had a crazy plot twist that was a total peripeteia!
• Dude, did you see that peripeteia in the show? Mind blown!
• Just when I thought everything was going smoothly, life threw a peripeteia my way.

noun a chapter of accidents

• The project was plagued by a chapter of accidents, delaying its completion.
• It seems like this week has been a chapter of accidents for me.
• My day was a total chapter of accidents - nothing seemed to go right!
• Life can sometimes feel like a chapter of accidents, but it's important to stay positive and keep moving forward.