Examples of 'i was about to say' in a sentence

Meaning of "i was about to say"

The phrase 'I was about to say' is commonly used when someone interrupts or preempts another person's statement. It implies that the speaker had the same thought or intended to express a similar idea but was interrupted. It is used to acknowledge the relevance or similarity of one's own thought to what was being said before being interrupted, suggesting agreement or confirmation of a previous statement or point of view

How to use "i was about to say" in a sentence

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i was about to say
I was about to say the same thing to you.
Entitle me to elementary courtesy as I was about to say when you interrupted me.
I was about to say he was not entirely happy at home.
I threw in a little joke because of what I was about to say next.
I was about to say something and was cut off.
All throughout our chat he almost seemed to know already what I was about to say.
I was about to say the very same thing.
I could not believe I was about to say this.
I was about to say it was a pleasure being associated with a gentleman.
I did not even finish what I was about to say.
I was about to say maybe she was a bit uneven.
You did not know what I was about to say.
I was about to say exactly the same thing.
You made me forget what I was about to say.
I was about to say that this duck is superb.

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That is not what I was about to say.
I was about to say the nice part.
That ai not what I was about to say.
I was about to say like an old port.
You do not even know what I was about to say.
I was about to say precisely the same thing.
I was trying to preface what I was about to say.
I was about to say that very same thing.
Before you started lying to me was what I was about to say.
I was about to say that this can be contested.
Except for the story that I was about to say.
I was about to say it before you did.
I think he knew what I was about to say.
I was about to say two pair of kings.
I immediately cut short what I was about to say.
I was about to say precisely what you said.
I thought about the words I was about to say.
I was about to say my prayers and go to bed.
He must have foreseen what I was about to say.
I was about to say yes to a lady.
None of them seemed to guess what I was about to say.
I was about to say the same of you.
Let me finish saying what I was about to say that day.
I was about to say the exact same thing.
He took a deep breath to absorb what I was about to say next.
I was about to say you try it.
You know what I was about to say.
I was about to say you can continue as assistant manager.
They knew what I was about to say.
I was about to say those very words.
Just what I was about to say.
I was about to say that to you.
I forgot what I was about to say.
I was about to say no such thing.
Exactly what I was about to say.

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