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
By desire, by expectance, by petition, by faithful stewardship.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Maclaren, Alexander
In all probability, too, this element of expectance has indirect as well as direct effects, and the indirect are not the least fruitful in results.
From The Trade Union Woman by Henry, Alice
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
