fixing to

Example Sentences

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Anderson has just about cleaned his plate of cucumber salad, pita and hummus, and I’m fixing to leave him to the joys of having his portrait taken.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

"I'm lost. I'm really lost. End of school's fixing to be here, she ain't gonna be there. I mean she's gone," he said.

From BBC • May 2, 2023

“Anything that needed fixing to make the world a better place, she was involved in it.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2022

Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers say the law needs fixing to prevent such a situation from arising again.

From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2022

He said now if anything happens to me, if I start fixing to die or something, hold on to this tight and bambula!

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver