The soothsayers answered that it was an ill omen for it meant the destruction of the city and the death of many.
This stripped the future of its magic, to which all those succumb who turn to the soothsayers for enlightenment.
It does not need a soothsayer to predict that the measure will soon come to considerable grief.
He has examined the auguries, and listened to the soothsayers.
I do not need to be a soothsayer to recount the problems.
This would require the actuary to be a seer or a soothsayer.
I hope that his forecasts and the soothsayers will be proved wrong.
I hope that his outside soothsayers are a little more up-to-date than those his predecessor was wont to consult.
