have foreseen
- present perfect of foresee.
Example Sentences
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What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
He did what he did in Vasquez Perdomo; he should have foreseen the consequences.
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2025
Few economists at the start of 2025 could have foreseen the degree to which the AI-investment boom would power the economy past any negative effects from tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
We thought there would be a reaction but nobody could have foreseen this absolute thunderclap.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
Serena Joy may still be at the house where the Birth took place; that’s lucky, he couldn’t have foreseen it.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
