How to Use see/read the writing/handwriting on the wall in a Sentence

see/read the writing/handwriting on the wall

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  • Hunter Renfroe has been around long enough to be able to read the handwriting on the wall.
    — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2022
  • But with those players come back in the fall, others are starting to see the writing on the wall.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Other automakers appear to see the writing on the wall, now in a smaller font.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Easley said Citizens could see the writing on the wall, and wanted to be proactive.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Aluminum producers such as Alcoa see the writing on the wall too.
    — Byannie Sartor, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023
  • All of these other smokable companies see the writing on the wall and will dive into oral nicotine.
    — Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • Detmers read the writing on the wall and stopped working on the sculpture in 2000.
    — Curbed, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Back in training camp, Jason Dickinson could see the writing on the wall.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
  • As wells run dry in other parts of the state, residents and local officials see the writing on the wall – get proactive or lose the water.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Those who have studied or participated in corporate venturing for a while can see the writing on the wall.
    — Trond Arne Undheim, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Consider mural dyslexia, the seeming inability to read the writing on the wall.
    — WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Fox’s inability to see the writing on the wall led to the revelation of hundreds of embarrassing texts and emails to the public.
    — Daniel Novack, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Pope Francis should see the writing on the wall and revise the Holy See’s China policy.
    — Nina Shea, National Review, 6 Aug. 2023
  • As my colleague Damon Linker points out, even the Biden administration can read the writing on the wall.
    — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Young Latinx people tend to vote Democratic, so legislators in states with weakening red strongholds see the writing on the wall.
    — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 22 June 2022
  • The push for ownership isn’t new, however, as networks began to see the writing on the wall years ago as viewership shifted to streaming and ratings started to crater.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2023
  • Kauffman, in the podcast interview, expressed a hope that as the Free State movement gains strength, its opponents will see the writing on the wall and leave.
    — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Many fossil fuel companies see the writing on the wall and are investing in EV charging infrastructure for all your energy needs.
    — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Fathers of color see the writing on the wall and many times settle for less parenting time, figuring that is better than bankrupting themselves and probably getting even less custody time from a judge in the end.
    — Matthew Larson, Star Tribune, 3 Feb. 2021
  • View Comments Other struggling companies may see the writing on the wall and look to escape the public market during this moment of volatility, analysts say.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
  • Even in the House of Representatives, Republicans have started to see the writing on the wall with two house seats flipping from red to blue in 2018.
    — Siraj Hashmi, Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2020
  • If the largest federal electric utility authority moved quickly away from fossil fuels, other public and private utilities throughout the country might see the writing on the wall—and have a concrete leader to follow to do the same.
    — Dorothy Slater, The New Republic, 29 Dec. 2021
  • After the Cincinnati Bengals’ final preseason game heading into the 2022 season, wide receiver Trenton Irwin could read the writing on the wall.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Further, Ant founder Jack Ma – the architect of some of its greatest successes as well as its falling out with regulators given his unwillingness to read the writing on the wall – has been forced to relinquish control over the company’s operations.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024

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