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
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
The goals did not come immediately after he made his Morocco debut in 2024, but every time he touched the ball there was electricity in the air, the feeling that something was about to happen.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 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’s like when you think something scary is about to happen in a movie.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
