writing on the wall

Example Sentences

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She never condemns European Jews for not seeing the writing on the wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

DraftKings has seen the writing on the wall.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

“I didn’t feel like it was being handled appropriately, and I kind of saw the writing on the wall, that it was something DEA was trying to brush under the rug,” Doherty said in court.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish may have to leave this summer with "the writing on the wall" for him, says their former goalkeeper Shay Given.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

Flora wanted to object, but she could read the writing on the wall, or rather she could read the words that hovered above her and her father and the squirrel.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo