How to Use offing in a Sentence
offing
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Spinoffs, on the other hand, could still be in the offing.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 June 2026
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That blackmail could be in the offing.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
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No snow appears to be in the offing over the next few days, though.
—Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2019
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No massive, across-the-board cuts are in the offing for drug prices.
—Calvin Woodward, Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2020
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No such prospect is in the offing, of course, and dwelling on it is of little use.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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But with a fresh round of stimulus in the offing, all bets are off.
—Fortune, 10 Mar. 2021
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What’s next for you — is there a motherhood project in the offing?
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2022
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No one’s talking and there’s no word if anything might be in the offing.
—Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2020
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Some changes to the team’s defensive staff appear to be in the offing.
—Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Dec. 2020
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When word spread of a new project in the offing, jockeying began in earnest.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2023
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But there are still some new films in the offing before the deluge of big-budget fare.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022
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The kids are excited because there's ice cream in the offing.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2021
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There’s not much sign of a breakthrough in the offing, but markets rallied on the news.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2019
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Three more firefighter/paramedics may be in the offing, Reese said.
—Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 18 Dec. 2017
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More changes in personnel as well as format are in the offing, sources close to events tell me.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 May 2026
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None, of course, were in the offing for migrants at this stage of their process of seeking asylum.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Sep. 2022
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With all in the offing against Medvedev, how does Djokovic prepare to be at his best?
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2021
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Haydee loosened her grip and raised her head to the door, as if wondering if more rats were in the offing.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 12 May 2020
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Joe Glass learns that a secret Russian coup is in the offing.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
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The spurt last year was mostly fueled by the news that futures trading was in the offing.
—Bloomberg.com, 29 Jan. 2018
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Low- to mid-90s will pepper the South, but records aren’t in the offing — yet.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 19 June 2022
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No deal was in the offing and Lev declined to provide details.
—David Owens, courant.com, 23 Jan. 2018
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Judging by the events of the last year—and the last 30—that crisis may soon be in the offing.
—Kevin Baker, New Republic, 15 Feb. 2018
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Both still aim at full-time programs though that might not be in the offing for 2019.
—Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2018
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But while that was the tipping point, Wilson says a schism was already in the offing.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 19 June 2017
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China plans to launch the Chang’e-5 probe to the moon later this year, with three more in the offing.
—Saritha Rai / Bloomberg, Time, 12 June 2019
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In 2018, remedies for both these affronts may be in the offing.
—David Freeman, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2017
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The group plans to be here for about a week, with bear viewing, fishing and a trip to Denali in the offing.
—Matt Nevala, Anchorage Daily News, 24 July 2021
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Then there were Stone and Jones, who made the video about their suspicions that a coup was in the offing.
—Jeremy W. Peters, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2017
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Readings in the low- to mid-90s will pepper the South, but records aren't in the offing - yet.
—Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022
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