about to happen
Example Sentences
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And certainly, given the magnitude of what was about to happen, the idea of laying off or furloughing 110,000 people was not consistent with what some people would want their public image to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
It turns out, though, that Jerry is the one who isn’t ready for what’s about to happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
He walks over to the cat and picks him up, and in previous adaptations of this story, this might signal that a disturbing act of animal cruelty is about to happen.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Do you really think that foreign governments are at this point, with a magnifying glass, looking at our markets and thinking something might be about to happen?
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
Something peculiar is about to happen any moment.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
