Examples of 'next thing i knew' in a sentence

Meaning of "next thing i knew"

This phrase is often used to express surprise or confusion about the sudden occurrence of an event. It implies that the speaker did not anticipate or expect what happened in the next moment, highlighting a quick and unexpected turn of events

How to use "next thing i knew" in a sentence

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next thing i knew
I was up on the kitchen table the next thing i knew.
And the next thing I knew he was going back in there into all that smoke.
I was just sledding and then the next thing i knew.
The next thing I knew he would stolen my television set and given it to a carhop.
He came at me with a rock and the next thing I knew he was lying there.
And the next thing I knew the thing fell out of the box and went off.
I was just working and the next thing I knew.
The next thing I knew was a few minutes ago when you reactivated my main power unit.
I opened the picture and the next thing I knew we had lines around the corner.
Next thing I knew we were in front of the cameras.
And then the next thing I knew he was dead.
Next thing I knew they were on the roof.
They came up behind me and next thing I knew was.
The next thing I knew we were in this mausoleum.
To his questionable parentage and the next thing I knew.

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The next thing I knew he was in the car.
Then they must have drugged me because the next thing I knew.
Next thing I knew we were back in the car.
We struggled and the next thing I knew the gun went off.
Next thing I knew wes was up on stage.
And then the next thing I knew.
The next thing I knew his knife was at my throat.
One minute I was picking up a glove and the next thing I knew everyone was shouting.
And the next thing I knew he was going back in there.
He got me drunk, and the next thing i knew.
Next thing I knew some guy in a mask was chasing me.
Of this meat and the next thing I knew I had bought two cases.
Next thing I knew we were in pre production.
I fired the Tommy gun and the next thing I knew I was down on the deck.
The next thing I knew he caught me with an uppercut.
But we were on the bike, and next thing I knew going too fast.
The next thing I knew he was already in a new relationship.
He wooed me for a few whirlwind weeks, and the next thing I knew.
The next thing I knew they were working on him.
I do not know what took over me, but the next thing I knew.
Next thing I knew a nurse was tapping me telling me to wake up.
I went to the bathroom, the next thing I knew six guys threw me out a window.
Next thing I knew he was off of me.
I mean, the receptionist closed the window in my face, and the next thing I knew.
The next thing I knew it shattered on the floor.
Sully thought of this drinking game for studying, and the next thing I knew.
The next thing I knew it was super late.
I must have slipped down into a sinkhole or something, because the next thing I knew.
The next thing I knew we were attacked by the mountain lion.
I never heard back from them, and the next thing I knew there was a record out.
And the next thing I knew he fell dead in front of me.
I was just sleeping, and the next thing I knew.
The next thing I knew we were spiraling in toward the surface.
I was just paddling along, and next thing I knew.
But the next thing I knew was he lived in my apartment with me.

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