As fate would have it, the last bus arrived just as we reached the stop.

The museum exhibit labeled several failed inventions as never-would-bes.

She told me she ran into my long-lost brother at the grocery store — would you believe it?

I found a first edition of that book in a thrift store, would you believe?

When the museum closed early and the streets fell silent, you would think the whole neighborhood had vanished.

In negotiations he reminded everyone of the proverb the cat would eat fish but would not wet her feet, to warn that wanting benefits while avoiding costs is unrealistic.

When he walked into the room with a face that would stop a clock, everyone fell silent.

After months of rejection letters, getting a callback seems impossible — chance would be a fine thing.

When faced with the choice of forgiving her neighbor, she quietly whispered, 'what would Jesus do' and found the courage to let go.

We bumped into our old teacher at the café, and he smiled, saying, 'who would have thought it'.