God knew
English
Phrase
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically.
- simple past tense of God knows. An instance of sequence of tenses in free indirect speech, representing where the subject said or thought "God knows".
- 1994 Ron Zaczek, Farewell, Darkness: A Veteran's Triumph Over Combat Trauma p.264
- God knew I wouldn't tell them. They'd have thought I was fucking crazy.
- 2020 Joyce Carol Oates, Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars.
- The money Whitey’d left her, most of it was gone [...] Yes, certainly, a good portion of the money should be invested, kids’ college tuition, God knew how much that would add up to [...]
- 1994 Ron Zaczek, Farewell, Darkness: A Veteran's Triumph Over Combat Trauma p.264
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