How to Use in the offing in a Sentence

in the offing

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• Turns out there never had been a part in the offing.
  — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
• Now there are two big Chiefs weddings in the offing.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
• And if more dates are indeed in the offing as a result of this?
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
• But a new cultural script seems to be in the offing.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
• There was a third season that was always in the offing.
  — Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
• There are hints that more serious plot twists are in the offing.
  — Tom Gliatto, People.com, 29 May 2025
• That deal has been more than two years in the offing and could still fail to be completed.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
• This was a very early dinner, so no midnight toast was in the offing.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
• This was a high-end screen deal and a publishing auction is in the offing.
  — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
• We are told a splashy comedy slate is now in the offing and will be unveiled soon.
  — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
• So could there be some Sven Wunder hip-hop tracks in the offing?
  — Jonathan Cohen, Spin, 28 Sep. 2023
• All signs point toward a soft landing for the economy in the offing.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
• With apologies to readers who are looking for an easy answer, one is not in the offing.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
• Comedy shows and concerts are in the offing.
  — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
• Some observers wonder if a settlement may not lie in the offing.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Apr. 2023
• In Germany, where an election is in the offing, there has also been talk of cuts.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
• On Sunday, with a shutdown no longer in the offing, the aide and I spoke again.
  — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2023
• Joe’s picks for who goes on the reward with him were what gave me the first inkling that David’s ouster might be in the offing.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
• With a potential bonanza in short-distance flight in the offing, an air race is on.
  — Marc Wortman, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2023
• Some think that a second special session could even be in the offing, depending on how this one goes.
  — Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
• Ignore reminders that the path to autumn never did run smooth and that hotter days may still be in the offing.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023
• Good conditions may be in the offing, thanks to normal and above normal snowfall across much of the state.
  — John Meyer, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
• The potential of fortune is there, but, usually, no prize is in the offing.
  — Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
• Trump believes more deals with Saudi Arabia should be in the offing.
  — Zeke Miller, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
• Inflation remains high and a recession may well be in the offing.
  — Will Johnson, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
• The path forward is slow and expensive, with no easy solutions or shortcuts in the offing.
  — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
• Still, Israeli officials signaled this week that a release deal might be in the offing.
  — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
• Given the relative rapidity of the deals, more will be in the offing.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
• Now there’s a new chapter in the offing, one that, to succeed, will have to overcome a long litany of disappointments.
  — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
• Service cuts and fare hikes should be in the offing to show Springfield that transit leaders have a measure of good faith.
  — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025