| "Perish the thought!" |
New York Times |
24 Apr 2026 |
| "Heaven forbid!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jan 2026 |
| "That would be awful!" |
USA Today |
24 Nov 2025 |
| "Heaven forbid!" |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2024 |
| "That would be terrible!" |
LA Times Daily |
23 Dec 2024 |
| "That would really stink" |
New York Times |
13 May 2024 |
| "That would stink!" |
New York Times |
02 Apr 2024 |
| Expression of wishful thinking |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2022 |
| "Heaven forbid!" |
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| 'Heaven forbid!' |
New York Times |
16 Nov 2019 |
| 'Heaven forbid!' |
USA Today |
04 Nov 2019 |
| "Heaven forbid!" |
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| 'That would be awful' |
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| 'Heaven forbid!' |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Apr 2017 |
| ''Heaven forbid!'' |
Newsday |
06 Jun 2016 |
| 'God forbid!' |
New York Times |
07 Feb 2016 |
| "God forbid!" |
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| Wincing words |
LA Times Daily |
23 May 2015 |
| Wincing words |
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| "Heaven forbid!" |
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| "Heaven forbid!" |
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| Negative agreement |
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| Expression of wishful thinking |
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| "That would be bad!" |
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| Negative sentiment |
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| Negative sentiment |
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| Response to "Things might go wrong" |
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| "Heaven forfend!" |
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| "Heaven forfend!" |
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| Words of apprehension |
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| "Say it isn't so!" |
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| Unconvincing negative |
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| "That would be bad!" |
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