hoping

Example Sentences

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He last shut the venue last year, hoping things would improve and he could come back with a business that could work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

As Roosevelt moved the U.S. toward intervention, he sent an envoy to the Vatican, hoping to craft global, ecumenical religious alliances—and there was no alliance he coveted more than with the Roman Catholic Church.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

On Friday morning, Iran declared that the strait was finally reopened for all commercial, nonmilitary ships hoping to traverse the essential waterway, provided that all entrants follow a “coordinated route” determined by Iranian authorities.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Looking ahead, digital asset traders will be hoping for a decisive end to the conflict.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

They stayed to themselves, kept on sharecropping, and saving every dollar they could; hoping that someday they could buy a farm of their own.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls