see something coming
Example Sentences
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“I see something coming and then, all of a sudden, I’m ready for something new. When I see a scenario in my head, I want to know if I can create it.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
We’ve spent so many years guiding our kids, overruling them when they want to do something dangerous or destructive, flinging ourselves in front of them when we see something coming that they cannot.
From Slate • Aug. 1, 2021
When you are in a car accident and remember it, every time you are in a car and you see something coming then you have that feeling of: ‘What if the car suddenly turns?’
From The Guardian • May 8, 2019
It’s my favorite thing when I watch things — to not see something coming.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2016
It was growing dark when we reached our destination, and I could not see distinctly toward the rear: yet I think I did see something coming after the Mackerel Brigade.
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by Newell, R. H. (Robert Henry)
