And for others, certain experiences took on new, more ominous meanings.

Lett's blunder is beginning to assume a more ominous meaning, for the Cowboys will probably not be dancing many jigs this season.

"Pass the ketchup" can have an ominous meaning under certain circumstances.

They ascribed an ominous meaning to that pause.

The words were spoken lightly, but for Ramage they had an ominous meaning.

And that, too, had a very specific and ominous meaning.

'You are what you eat' can take on an ominous meaning when you're talking about the modern meat supply.

Also remember that certain "unhealthy" foods now can take on a new and sometimes more ominous meaning when you are pregnant.

In this version, the composer's lighthearted assertion of a sensual obsession assumes an ominous double meaning.

Family values, the 1990's version of apple pie and motherhood, has taken on a far more ominous meaning this week at the Republican National Convention.