might-have-been

Example Sentences

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But the might-have-been vibe was strong when the former first lady and secretary of State took the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

Otherwise, a Seattle that figures to soon be history will be remembered most for what might-have-been and never really was.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2018

And the more I looked on, it occurred to me, it was the might-have-been that was the most important.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2015

“He campaigned for them, he raised money for them and he’s available to them 24/7,” Katon Dawson, a former state party chairman and supporter of Mr. Graham, said of the senator’s might-have-been challengers.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2014

In a few hours now that chapter in her life would be closed, and it was useless and wicked to be always thinking of the "might-have-been."

From A Bride of the Plains by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness