see it coming
Example Sentences
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His family also did not see it coming, Steven says - showing us photos of himself at work, at parties and at his son's wedding.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
It’s going to eat jobs, and people with imagination—and America is nothing if not imaginative—can see it coming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
You weren’t a hot mess, but I didn’t see it coming.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
The rest will limp along, pretending they didn’t see it coming.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025
What if the danger doesn’t come soon—what if it strikes years from now and I never see it coming?
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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