The small community festival felt like a prefiguring of the larger national celebration that would follow.

The artist's early sketches, prefiguring the bold colors of his later work, fascinated critics.

The artist's sketches served as subtle prefigurings of the vibrant installation that would later transform the gallery.

The opening chapter prefigures the novel's themes of loss and redemption.

The early sketches prefigured the final mural's bold composition.

Her groundbreaking short stories prefigurate the themes she later explored in her novels.

Many literary critics argue that the novel contains several prefigurations of the political upheavals that followed.

The architect's prefigurative sketches hinted at the future city's sustainable design.

The historian argued that the early chronicles contained prefigurements of modern political conflicts.

Her careful prefigurement of the company's future direction helped the team adapt quickly.