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The phrase "are a grim omen" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing signs or indications that suggest something negative or foreboding may happen in the future.
Example: "The dark clouds gathering on the horizon are a grim omen of the storm that is about to hit the town."
Alternatives: "are a bad sign" or "foretell misfortune."
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But the scale of unrest and the depth of the country's wounds are a grim omen for the future.
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The growing swath of dead lodgepole and ponderosa pine forest is a grim omen, leaving Six — and many other scientists and residents in the West — concerned that as the climate continues to warm, these destructive changes will intensify.
(The prevalence of blockbuster sequels and franchises in video games, so early in the history of this art but so similar to the disaster that's happened in Hollywood, is a grim omen). What does its audience want from it?
(The prevalence of blockbuster sequels and franchises in video games, so early in the history of this art but so similar to the disaster that's happened in Hollywood, is a grim omen).
The state is in its fourth year of drought, and officials say the Sherpa blaze is a grim omen for what could be a summer and fall of fire. .
"We may just be seeing the beginning of that". The state is in its fourth year of drought, and officials say the Sherpa blaze is a grim omen for what could be a summer and fall of fire.
That was a grim, grim day.
It's a grim outcome.
It is a grim portrait.
It's a grim business.
Scarcity is a grim reality.
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