might-have-been
Example Sentences
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But the might-have-been vibe was strong when the former first lady and secretary of State took the stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024
But the themes — of might-have-been life stories, of places and people lost and found — remain the same.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2018
Otherwise, a Seattle that figures to soon be history will be remembered most for what might-have-been and never really was.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2018
And the more I looked on, it occurred to me, it was the might-have-been that was the most important.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2015
There was no M.A. for him that year; but in our gowns and sashes we could not mourn for a might-have-been.
From An Edinburgh Eleven Pencil Portraits from College Life by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
