crystal ball
nounDefinition of crystal ball
1
: a sphere especially of quartz crystal traditionally used by fortune-tellers
2
: a means or method of predicting future events
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In other words, the crystal ball was a writing prompt. — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, "Crystals’ Resurgence in the Self-Care Age," 20 Aug. 2019 Her mother and fellow Imagineer, Leota Toombs, is the face inside the floating crystal ball in Madame Leota’s seance room. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Last ‘Haunted Mansion’ designer looks back on spooky Disney ride’s 50th anniversary," 9 Aug. 2019 Madame Leota, the Mansion’s floating head who summons ghosts from inside her crystal ball, is the face of Leota Toombs, one of Disney’s first female Imagineers. — Nancy Coleman, New York Times, "Disney’s Haunted Mansion at 50: The Ghosts Are Still Grinning," 16 Aug. 2019 By contrast, onshore shale formations require far less of a crystal ball. — Lauren Silva Laughlin, WSJ, "Why Helicopters Are Sinking Offshore," 27 June 2019 Either Kobe Bryant has a crystal ball or Giannis Antetokounmpo is just really good at playing basketball. — SI.com, "Giannis Antetokounmpo Makes Good on Kobe Bryant's 2017 MVP Prediction," 25 June 2019 Pondexter’s crystal ball foretold a third championship with the LA Sparks that would mark the final accomplishment of her career before retirement. — Jordan Guskey, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana Fever's Cappie Pondexter: 'I have a lot left in my tank'," 2 July 2018 Enough so for the Big Ten writers in the USA TODAY Sports Network to peer into their crystal balls and predict what will happen in the conference this season. — Josh Newman, Detroit Free Press, "Big Ten football bold predictions: Michigan gets to title game ... and loses?," 22 July 2019 The cast of Arrow The Arrow cast trade their bow and arrows for a trident and a crystal ball — and the August issue of Entertainment Weekly featuring star Stephen Amell on the cover! — Marcus Jones, EW.com, "Stars take a trip under the sea in EW's Comic-Con 2019 Facebook & Instagram Stories Studio," 21 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crystal ball.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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