handwriting on the wall

Example Sentences

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The transfer to Turkey happened, Eugen Merzbacher told me, because his father’s bosses “saw the handwriting on the wall.”

From Los Angeles Times

CNN reported that the Koch Network's Americans for Prosperity Action told their top donors over the weekend that backing Haley was the right decision because she is the last candidate standing against Trump which, considering the obvious handwriting on the wall, is hardly the validation they might want it to be.

From Salon

Once the Texas Supreme Court issued its stay last Friday, Ms. Cox saw the handwriting on the wall.

From Salon

But they could read the handwriting on the wall from the UAW’s contract settlements.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump should be able to see the handwriting on the wall.

From Slate