anticipation
Example Sentences
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In anticipation of Sunday, I’ve been stocking up on all the ingredients I’ll need to make a dessert that’s guaranteed to satisfy my mom’s sweet tooth.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
There was initially a lot of anticipation over how relations would play out between Robert Francis Prevost and Trump -- two very different world leaders at odds over many issues.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
“Widow’s Bay” reaches deep into that bag of tropes, but it’s all part of the game; familiarity breeds anticipation, which breeds fear.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
But when Joao Gomes lined up a Wolves free-kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time there was a sense of anticipation for the home side's last chance to salvage a point.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
She even went to sleep each night with a tiny sense of anticipation in her heart.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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