expectations
Example Sentences
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Seven-time major winner Alcaraz had exceeded expectations on his return after more than four months out with a wrist injury, including sweeping past 20th seed Tommy Paul to reach the last eight.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
China’s consumer-price index increased 0.8% in August from a year earlier, matching expectations from a Wall Street Journal poll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"The expectations were the same for everyone in the class."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
She says clients use prenups to clarify if they had the pet before marriage, whose pet it is, and what the expectations are if the couple splits or someone dies.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
You don't have to have any musical training at all to have these expectations; you only need to have grown up in a culture that listens to this kind of music.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
