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about to
adjective as in not quite
preposition as in not quite
Example Sentences
Two years ago, Adam Schneider, a longtime movie memorabilia collector, was about to retire and began the process of downsizing.
One hour later the trio were at home, about to get a bite to eat, when a Russian guided aerial bomb sliced through their block of flats.
While exploring a derelict warehouse, James Fenton was totally unprepared for the gruesome discovery he was about to make.
Yet, Trump is about to unravel our post-COVID recovery with an attempt to enact a toxic economic agenda of tariffs, mass deportations and tax cuts for the mega-rich.
Their soldiers, unarmed and about to be executed, smoke cigarettes and shout: “Glory to Ukraine.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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