expectantly

Example Sentences

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Outside the gates of one closed filling station, dozens of motorbike riders still queued expectantly.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Gilberg considered the question, hands clasped beneath his chin, the traffic outside humming expectantly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Scientists are also waiting expectantly, hoping Starship can enable entirely new kinds of research throughout the Solar System.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 14, 2024

"Tonight is the first day of the rest of my life," the man says as he primps expectantly.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2023

Professor Brown asked, and I glanced up to see everyone staring at me expectantly.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin