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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Frontier Justice allegedly sold 23 firearms between May and October 2022 to Manning and should have known that Manning was involved in gun trafficking, the lawsuit said.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Fans are thinking that Joe Alwyn might have known Taylor Swift was going to buy back her masters all along.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 3 June 2025
Nor does his ability to attract people who should have known better.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Jessi says Taylor should have known that her army of acolytes was going to jump to her defense and bully the other moms.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 19 May 2025
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Fans are thinking that Joe Alwyn might have known Taylor Swift was going to buy back her masters all along.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 3 June 2025
Nor does his ability to attract people who should have known better.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Jessi says Taylor should have known that her army of acolytes was going to jump to her defense and bully the other moms.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 19 May 2025
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 7 Jun. 2025.
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