great expectations
Example Sentences
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Plenty will venture to Murrayfield with great expectations, and a little more trepidation.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
Her sister Maya, 57, also spoke on thee night, saying their mother had been a "trailblazer", having set "great expectations of us".
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024
The show was created by Corinne Park-Buffelen and ArtsWest artistic director Mathew Wright, who cameo in a voice-over expressing their great expectations for what the cast has cooked up.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023
When the Eagles signed to Asylum Records in September 1971, full of great expectations, bassist Randy Meisner was the most accomplished and successful of the four band members.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2023
I don’t know who was more ambitious—the doomsayers or Violet—but it’s hard to match the superstitious for great expectations.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
