about to happen
Example Sentences
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Do you really think that foreign governments are at this point, with a magnifying glass, looking at our markets and thinking something might be about to happen?
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
There's been clashes between players and rancour between unions, but all of that will be phoney wars compared to what is about to happen in Dublin.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
That doesn’t mean we know what’s about to happen, but we do like to tell ourselves it means we understand what is happening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Robert meets this character Claire that the audience feels like maybe there’s a romance about to happen, which I love that it doesn’t steer in that direction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
It wasn’t her scratch, but she felt responsible for it, and for everything that was about to happen.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
