fixing to

Example Sentences

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“I was fixing to go to prison for a really long time for something that I didn’t even do, just because he was mad over his mistakes, over things that he had done,” she said.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2023

"I'm lost. I'm really lost. End of school's fixing to be here, she ain't gonna be there. I mean she's gone," he said.

From BBC • May 2, 2023

“Yeah. I feel like y’all know the answer to that, but I’m fixing to just say Penn State, too,” Ransom said with a laugh.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2022

It was a bright, beautiful afternoon, and the great Bob Gibson was fixing to pitch for the visiting Cardinals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2022

I was just fixing to get up off the back steps and go gather the eggs when Campbell Junior started squalling in the kitchen.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns