foreshadowing

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body."

"Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!"

"The student's excellent performance on the math test showed they had surpassed their previous scores. "

"The picnic was canceled because of the sudden rainstorm. "

"The development of this story has been slow."

"Sentence: "The teacher's encouragement was blooming confidence in her students." "

"The student's careful research and original writing clearly demonstrated his authorship of the essay. "

"The dark clouds gathered overhead, foreshadowed the coming storm. "

"In grammar class, we learned that "advice" is an uncountable noun, so we don't say "advices." "

"The red ribbon was a symbolic gesture of support for the team. "

"a literary history"