in the cards
Example Sentences
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“Working together may not have been in the cards for us; however, that does not lessen my enthusiasm for the band,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Reaching that level would require a big surge in vehicles available for less than $40,000, which doesn’t appear in the cards.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
If a vacation or road trip isn’t in the cards this summer, you can still be transported to far-away places and alternate universes, like in ‘Spider-Noir,’ ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and ‘Lanterns.’
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The idea that mean reversion is in the cards has a touch of historical precedent.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
My eyelids felt scratchy but my brain was still going about a thousand miles an hour, and I knew that sleeping wasn’t in the cards for the night.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
