How To Use Betoken In A Sentence

Could it be that the this turning of the greatest of the beasts of structure, corporations, could betoken an even more significant change?
He gave her a kiss that betokened his affection.
They betokened their fidelity to the leader with a vow.
Don't assume all English accents betoken toffishness. Hit & Run
This is a tale of a nervous breakdown that may betoken a mental illness such as psychosis. 2009 April 27 « One-Minute Book Reviews

If, between the two, an outline faintly emerges of something betokening a system - implied through the press-release fog - then we shall have something to test against and compare with other documented cases affecting films.
Everything, in short, betokened that Mr. Stuart was on the high road to fortune. Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader A Tale of the Pacific
Does this betoken a sea change Irish political tastes since the birth of the tiger?
Disencumbered of its books, the feudal turret had become warlike again and that Guer-mantes was more himself in death — he was more of his breed, a Guermantes and nothing more and this was symbolised at his funeral in the church of Saint-Hilaire-de-Combray hung with black draperies where the “G” under the closed coronet divested of initials and titles betokened the race of Guermantes which he personified in death. Time Regained
It is just as true that the endless portrayals of the life of Christ in medieval art, as well as acting as one of the main forms of religious instruction, betoken an obsessive desire to grasp the essence of the God-man.
Does that, once the smiles of victory and defeat have faded, betoken a fresh generation of Labour comradeship? Whatever It Takes: The Real Story of Gordon Brown and New Labour by Steve Richards – review
Far from it: it betokens a sense of self-reliance, of a recognition of the need to husband one's resources against a rainy day, of expecting the worst.
This," exclaimed he, "if I mistake not, augurs well; the porpoise is a fat, well-conditioned fish, a burgomaster among fishes; his looks betoken ease, plenty, and prosperity; I greatly admire this round fat fish, and doubt not but this is a happy omen of the success of our undertaking. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8
Then Gudrun areded the dream, and said that it betokened fire, whenas folk dreamed of iron. The Story of the Volsungs
And the table of the title they made of olive; for olive betokeneth peace, as the story of Noe witnesseth; when that the culver brought the branch of olive, that betokened peace made between God and man. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
An alternative form of the Indo-European root, again to do with showing or indicating, is *deig-, which appears in the native English words token, betoken, and that venerable one for pointing students down the best path, teach. The English Is Coming!
I thought I was once more by the side of the Sphere, whose lustrous hue betokened that he had exchanged his wrath against me for perfect placability. Flatland: a romance of many dimensions
Only after a decade or more does one begin to see the tower cranes which betoken new construction in the sky near the motorway junctions.
“An erne methought came in,” she says, “and swept adown the hall, and drenched me and all of us with blood, and ill shall that betoken, for methought it was the double of King Atli.” The Story of the Volsungs
He addressed a few angry words to her that betokened hostility.
As for the kerchief, it betokeneth that her breath of life is bound up in thee. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
And she that rode on the serpent signifieth the old law, and that serpent betokeneth a fiend. Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table
Yorke," I said, springing out of bed with a haste that made me light-headed for a moment, "help me into my clothes, and be quick about it; I think I hear sounds below that betoken getting ready for departure. The Rose of Old St. Louis
The body is the sign not of sublime animation betokening inspiration, and thus of legitimating truth and divine authenticity, but a means of emptying truth from the image.
Be at the peme, prease, of not forgetting or mere betoken yourself to hother prace! Finnegans Wake
Does all this betoken a possibly lethal sickness in the west?
‘Although the term ‘purposive construction’ is not new, its entry into fashion betokens a swing by the appellate courts away from literal construction.
If there are no angels in the sky announcing the birth of a saviour, that cave still betokens a Christmas and there's a search and rescue party keeping vigil near the child.
And the putting of the little finger in the ear betokeneth, as they say, that none of them ne shall not hear speak no contrarious thing to the emperor but that he shall tell it anon to his council or discover it to some men that will make relation to the emperor, though he were his father or brother or son. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
Underlying it all is the threat of being melted down - which, at one despairing point, Jacie herself desires - and the androids' lack of sexual organs and what this betokens for our lovers' future.
And be as ye were deed amonge them & as ye were buryed in your sepulcre the whiche betokeneth your monastery/to the tyme ye aryse & appere afore your spouse to haue your rewarde of his glory. A Ryght Profytable Treatyse Compendiously Drawen Out Of Many and Dyvers Wrytynges Of Holy Men
Further it may be inferred from the purposes for which they were used that the tintinnabula of which we read in the classics, must at least in some instances have betokened hand-bells of larger size. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne
The president alone betokened the national identity.
Jon Kuzmich's ostensibly abstract painting stands out by its material subtlety, but it betokens the sort of effort that lay behind Cage's refusal of nonarbitrary decision making. SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter
The name, the accompaniments, and the child's expression betoken a rare delicacy of conception. The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
If the deformations betoken imminent disaster, alarms will be sounded.
Huge white paw prints on the ground do not betoken the menace that might be expected.
The plan of the city is more or less the geometrically regular one of main and cross-streets running at right angles to each other, and the principal of these are lined with shops, whose windows display luxurious articles of jewellery, clothing, and other effects such as betoken the taste and purchasing power of a wealthy upper class. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development
His oeuvre is rich and deep, betokening a talent reaching beyond chart-toppers, as most anyone familiar with his music can attest.
His narrow, gimlet gaze, on the other hand, betokens a man of limited mind and sympathies.
The brown wincey and the coarse apron seemed to her the neophyte's robe, betokening Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880.
Now what is the valewe of euery place or lyne, you may perceaue by the figures whiche I haue set on them, which is accordynge as you learned before in the Numeration of figures by the penne: for the fyrste place is the place of vnities or ones, and euery counter set in that lyne betokeneth but one: {and} the seconde lyne is the place of 10, for euery counter there, standeth for The Earliest Arithmetics in English
He gave her a gift to betoken his gratitude.
A peaceful death betokened a serene conscience, a life well lived.
The new begins his compast course anew: with shew of morning mylde he hath begun, betokening peace and plenty to ensew, Amoretti and Epithalamion
He was evidently brimful of mischief -- his expression betokened it; no doubt he was one of the most thorough little scamps that ever played at "morra," but there was a charm about his handsome dirty face and unkempt hair, and I watched him amusedly, glad to be distracted for a few minutes from the tired inner workings of my own unhappy thoughts. Vendetta: a story of one forgotten
Elegy's Elegy yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Elegy\'s Elegy'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: The decline of the elegy betokens a certain loss of sensibility in the western world in the twentieth century, a loss described by Mircea Eliade as "desacralization". Elegy's Elegy
And the puttynge of the litylle fynger in the ere, betokenethe, as thei seyn, that none of hem ne schalle not here speke no contrarious thing to the emperour, but that he schalle telle it anon to his conseille, or discovere it to sum men that wille make relacioun to the emperour; thoughe he were his fadre or brother or sone. The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville
And it would be fair to surmise that her decision not to seek a second term betokened a certain frustration.
This decay must betoken the doom of modern civilisation as it did that of Rome and Greece, unless some new moral or physical factors arise to defeat it.
In the minds of local farmers, the peony tree to some extent is a god, and the great number of its flowers betoken that year's foison.
The Kansas cyclone that whisks Dorothy into a dreamworld is evoked through vorticist projections the work of Jon Driscoll that betoken chaos in the cosmos. The Wizard of Oz - review
And after, the priest taketh the precious body of our Lord Jesu Christ and parteth it over the chalice, and this may to us be signified that our Lord parted himself to his disciples upon Sherethursday as before is said, and is that holy hostie parted in three, which three parts may betoken three manners of folk. The Golden Legend, vol. 7
Whether this betokens a change in the author's views or merely proves his ability to ride two different horses at once, we cannot tell.
That he was of noble family and great position her name betokened, and the state in which they lived. Venetia
Or, morebetoken, how can we tell what quare ugly misfortin thim that's took is took out of the road of, that we should be as good as biddin 'thim stay till it comes to ruinate them? Strangers at Lisconnel
Also the dry tree and the white lily: the dry tree betokeneth thy brother Lionel, which is dry without virtue, and therefore many men ought to call him the rotten tree, and the worm-eaten tree, for he is a murderer and doth contrary to the order of knighthood. Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table
Such desperate expressions of Scottishness could be laughable, but they betokened a serious condition.
In addition to having absolutely beautiful photos and easy-to-follow directions, a lot of the recipes in here betoken memories of my mother and I in the kitchen, rolling lumpia, cursing (okay, not really cursing, but grumbling in frustration at least) at siapao dough not rising, steaming puto, etc. Filipina at heart « Love | Peace | Ohana
He was the very Prince of dogs, as his name betokened, and he was very good to Grandfather and Christmas in Legend and Story A Book for Boys and Girls
Her victory betokens again our changed needs and tastes.
These geometric forms, however, could betoken the patron rather than the designer, especially for an audience less familiar with the arts and their leading representatives.
He wondered what an Afrikaner was -- not an African, certainly, not by the way the Rivington men treated Negroes -- and whether the name betokened resistance against Afrikaners, whatever they were, or by them. The Guns Of The South
And anon as he was unarmed a good man came and set him down by him and said: Sir, I shall tell you what betokeneth all that ye saw in the tomb; for that covered body betokeneth the duresse of the world, and the great sin that Our Lord found in the world. Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table
Despite all the resistance and foot dragging, Vatican II betokened change, sometimes very colorfully.
In another paradox, man will become stronger after his ‘overthrow’ by God, and more capable of full love and devotion to God; however, a call for such violence already betokens a certain hardiness of spirit.
Yet no one opened the great oak door; and Angela had a sudden sinking at the heart as the slow minutes passed and brought no sound of footsteps within, no scrooping of a bolt to betoken the opening of the door. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger
I wus about to paradventer to proposal to your onnur that, if thinks might behappen to come to pass in the manner of mercifool lovin kindness and gracious condysension, the wherewithalls should a be forth cummin to the tune of fifty thousand pounds: that is with the betokenin of all proper securities of parchments and deeds and doosoors to be first signed and stipilated, as heretofore have bin on like future occasions. Anna St. Ives
The earthly knights were they the which were clothed all in black, and the covering betokeneth the sins whereof they be not confessed. Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table
Having lost these things they content themselves with artificial programs and imagine that increasing numbers betoken God's continued favour.
Long-limbed, deep-chested, broad-shouldered, his every motion betokened his iron strength and cat-like litheness. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Sword Woman - Robert E. Howard
The brigandish guise which the Canaller so proudly sports; his slouched and gaily-ribboned hat betoken his grand features. Moby Dick; or the Whale
Senora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people. In Kedar's Tents
To one suc h as O'Reilly this must betoken treachery or moral collapse. IN LOVE AND WAR
His only concern was that thunder might betoken rain, and rain would spoil tomorrow's hunt. THE LONGEST WAY HOME
And the third fowl betokeneth the strong battle against the fair ladies which were all devils. Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table
And that commixtion betokeneth two things, that one is that, the body of Jesu Christ was not without blood, ne the blood was not without the body. The Golden Legend, vol. 7
This apple betokeneth the lordship that he had over all the world, that is round. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
Every coincidence of taste and preference betokens happy times ahead.
The forfeiture occurred March 27, 2002, when, in a private act betokening an uneasy conscience, he signed the McCain-Feingold law expanding government regulation of the timing, quantity and content of political speech.
The sand lay white as fallen snow, broken only by ebon shadows that betokened the presence of a vandalized tomb or sunken shrine. LION IN THE VALLEY
Be ready to betoken the Jesus blessing in everyone!
His only concern was that thunder might betoken rain, and rain would spoil tomorrow's hunt. THE LONGEST WAY HOME
But they betoken something that I believe has very ominous implications.
Celebrating our national spirit on our patron saint's day, such awards clearly cannot do justice to the myriad, often unsung acts of ingenuity, endeavour or sheer on-the-street decency which betoken the progress of a people.
Does it betoken death (as with Miss Marchmont) or a terrifying brush with death (as with Lucy)?
His face, of a highbred and strongly marked type, emphasised by age, had the hawk-like contour, that is supposed to betoken extreme acquisitiveness. The Colonel's Dream
To one suc h as O'Reilly this must betoken treachery or moral collapse. IN LOVE AND WAR
He was used to all sorts of devices as a prelude to requests for office or emolument, and his expression betokened little interest or expectation. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow
This dazzling conceit betokens the director's fascination with surface, a fascination which, on closer examination, reveals infinite depths of feeling.
Nonetheless, they betokened a major transformation in the history of religion and society in America, and my organization was ill-suited to do much other than complain about it.
a fund of purblind obduracy, of opaque _flunkyism_ grown truculent and transcendent; what an eye for the phylacteries, and want of eye for the eternal noblenesses; sordid loyalty to the prosperous Semblances, and high-treason against the Supreme Fact, such a vote betokens in these natures? Latter-Day Pamphlets
Doth that betoken its issue was with us getting a druye olders at all?
The little blue quills began to tell of coming feathers, his vigorous chirpings betokened plenty of vocal power, and in due time he grew into a young greenfinch of the most irrepressible and enterprising character. Wild Nature Won By Kindness
His arms and legs, withered and skinny, betokened extreme age, as well as did their sunburn and scars and scratches betoken long years of exposure to the elements. Page 1
The assertion by US officials that Friday's air strikes were ‘routine’ actions, far from indicating a policy of moderation, betokens a more aggressively militaristic posture.
Since you can give yourself one by walking in to a door, it hardly betokens animal savagery.
As the lawyers say, ‘Silence betokens consent.’
He proved to be what his name betokened -- a remarkably obstinate and stupid fellow. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley
She answered, “Well, the thing must ye yourselves prove, but no friendship follows this bidding: — but yet again I dreamed that another river fell in here with a great and grimly rush, and tore up the dais of the hall, and brake the legs of both you brethren; surely that betokeneth somewhat.” The Story of the Volsungs
The reluctance to wave the big stick at employers does not betoken EU indifference.
His expression betokened a strong effort at self-control. Prescott of Saskatchewan
Add to these detractions from her loveliness, viz: thinness and pallor, that her expression betokened earnest thought rather than gayety or sweetness, and the reader need not be surprised that people did not usually consider Hope a beauty, though we were captivated by her looks, even before we formed her acquaintance. Then and Now;--Or,--Hope's First School
That instability, in turn, may betoken some profound change on the horizon.
And the overhwart pece was of palme: for in the Olde Testament, it was ordyned, that whan on overcomen, he scholde be crowned with palme: and for thei trowed, that thei hadden the victorye of Crist Jesus, therfore made thei the overthwart pece of palme. 13 And the table of the tytle, thei maden of olyve; for olyve betokenethe pes. The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville
In the upper central area is a joker figure a trickster whose red-lipped grin betokens some undefined menace.
Everything, in short, betokened that Mr Stuart was on the high road to fortune. Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader
The pipe-shattering rap, of course, betokens the arrival of the man midwife (much beslopped, as it will appear, from having fallen in the stable-yard, just outside the house).

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