pretty soon

Example Sentences

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“I’m concerned that a lot of call-center workers will not have jobs pretty soon, me included,” said Vonda Wilkins, a Phoenix-based customer-service representative.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

But pretty soon, traders could have the opportunity to trade computing just like they trade oil — via a standardized futures contract.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

A billion here, a trillion there, pretty soon it’s going to start adding up to real money.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

But then, he predicted that industries would start using uranium and radium, and pretty soon we’d have … radioactive smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I'd meet someone, conversation would flow, they'd come calling, but pretty soon afterwards, just as my heart was beginning to throw out little tendrils of attachment, they'd leave.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez