Example Sentences

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Apple will have been planning this succession for a long time.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Many will have been planning to spend June watching the football and tennis, attending festivals or having an early summer getaway.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

McCoy may think of Newbury as history, but he will have been planning how he might correct the record ever since.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2010