expectant

Example Sentences

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Here, at a heaving Murrayfield stuffed with the expectant French, they found their complete self.

From BBC

Rachel was standing, staring right at me with an expectant smile on her face.

From Literature

I shifted nervously as I took in the four faces staring back at us with a friendly, expectant look I wasn’t quite sure what to do with.

From Literature

In one, rugmakers patiently sit with their weavings—a calmly expectant snapshot that reflects on the final days the artist spent waiting for the birth of his child.

From The Wall Street Journal

When I plopped through the window this time, Opal seemed expectant.

From Literature