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
In fact, you are leaping into the great unknown, but I see that as an opportunity rather than a risk.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2022
“So we’re all heading off into the great unknown, are we?” he asks me.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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