be about to
Example Sentences
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It's a story familiar to many rail passengers - but things may be about to get better.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Prices have fallen in recent days on hopes that the two sides may be about to reach an agreement.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Treasury yields declined amid reports that U.S. and Iran could be about to restart negotiations to end their conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
As investors warily eye U.S. long-bond yields near 5%, another bout of fixed income angst could be about to rattle markets.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
So that’s where I used to go, in the day when no one else was likely to be about, to play my song over and over.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
