expectance

Example Sentences

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“A stasis develops between expectance and realization,” he wrote of a piece in 1971.

From Washington Post • May 13, 2020

It conveyed all the tension, expectance and suspense.

From Golf Digest • Sep. 4, 2012

There was a rumor of expectance and pleasure.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by

Take advantage of his absence, Mark; it is a grace that God gives thee beyond expectance.

From Woodstock; or, the Cavalier by Scott, Walter, Sir

The face of your listener, his eyes mirthful or sorry, his eager expectance or his churlish disdain insensibly distort your message.

From Mince Pie by Morley, Christopher