might/should have known

idiom

—used to say that one is not surprised to learn of something

I should have known it would be too expensive.

"She says she's going to be late." "I might have known."

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Prosecutors used the bystander video on Monday to bolster their contention that Penny, a former Marine trained in martial arts, should have known that his chokehold maneuver was turning fatal. —

Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024 According to that story, other Elliman brokers said that company higher-ups, including Lorber, might have known about the allegations against the Alexander brothers and did not take them seriously. —

Bridget Read, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2024 Everybody should have known in the 1960s that they might have been exposed to it. —

Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024 Hankison should have known his actions during the Taylor raid were unacceptable since he had been admonished for similar actions in the past, prosecutors argued. —

Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for might/should have known

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