- present tense form of expect (3rd person singular).
expects
Example Sentences
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It estimates global oil inventories fell by 1.9 million barrels a day in the third quarter and expects a further 700,000-barrel-a-day decline this quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Goldman Sachs expects diesel to stay high through 2027 because refineries can’t keep up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
For fiscal 2029, Marvell expects $12 billion in revenue from custom AI accelerators and related products, whereas it had forecast $10 billion as recently as late August.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
She says criminals know people will be searching for information online and expects there to be "attempts to exploit that confusion".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In Narnia, no one expects you to sing in front of hundreds of people like it’s no big deal.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
