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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Everybody should have known in the 1960s that they might have been exposed to it.
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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
Lawmakers should have known this could be interpreted to criminalize a great deal of political speech that relies on effective overstatement, hyperbole, and comical inference.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Defendants should have known that the statements and portrayals of Plaintiff through Martha were false, and that viewers would discover her identity and harass her based on these false statements and portrayals.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
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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
Lawmakers should have known this could be interpreted to criminalize a great deal of political speech that relies on effective overstatement, hyperbole, and comical inference.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Defendants should have known that the statements and portrayals of Plaintiff through Martha were false, and that viewers would discover her identity and harass her based on these false statements and portrayals.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for might/should have known
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“Might/should have known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/might%2Fshould%20have%20known. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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