see it coming
Example Sentences
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Remembering that moment, Sarah said: "I didn't know at all, I didn't see it coming."
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
It was temporarily out of stock because even the most sophisticated forecasting algorithms didn’t see it coming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
The rest will limp along, pretending they didn’t see it coming.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025
But how many Americans actually do see it coming?
From Salon • Sep. 1, 2025
Didn't even see it coming, but it was just a scratch.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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