writing on the wall
Example Sentences
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After so many sales calls, Nick Winters says he saw the writing on the wall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 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
The smell of fresh paint my father used to cover Cecile’s writing on the wall.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
