the great unknown
Example Sentences
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How far it takes them against a streetwise England is the great unknown.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
The stepchildren’s feelings and behavior remain the great unknown question mark hanging over your head, as your husband rightly alluded to.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
It was, instead, a staggered stumble into the great unknown, a night requiring extra time, exhausting effort, and the overcoming of one massive mistake.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023
Injuries are the great unknown and starting center Nick Harris and Pro Bowl returner Jakeem Grant Sr. are already out for the season.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022
But I’m also feeling all that I have in my life, which includes what I have lost, as well as the great unknown of what life might still bring me.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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