hope
Usage
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To hope for something implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. The verb expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? Await (wait for) something implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.
Example Sentences
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I’ll bring my perspective and, I hope, a healthy dose of deadpan humor.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
At Idubi, scientists hope to uncover evidence of ancient hydrothermal systems, where heated water once circulated through rocks and may have created conditions suitable for life.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Houston Texans hope that catching passes from his former Ohio State quarterback can fix Marvin Harrison Jr.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The hope, they said, is to reopen Cole’s in mid- to late November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
We watched women who had lost everything grow rich in hope.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Coterie hopes the effort drives awareness and sparks dialogue, but also brings more men into the fold as customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Evans and Holmes agreed to participate in the documentary in hopes of changing the public perception of her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
He was facing prison for fraud and campaign finance violations and was speaking to the FBI in the hopes of reducing his sentence.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Elliot Newton, director of rewilding at Citizen Zoo, said the company hopes to roll out more projects to preserve plants in the face of climate change.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Their hopes had been born in November 1775, a few months after the Revolution began.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
If the military can’t buy as many F-35s or Patriot interceptors as it hoped, it might opt to buy drones and unmanned aircraft, Callan said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Just as the organizers had hoped, the demonstration caught the attention of users on X and other social-media platforms, where some contrasted the relatively tame demonstration with the more chaotic protests unfolding in Europe.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Investors had hoped for more robustgrowth, given that the streamer increased its content budget 11% to $20 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
At first glance, Trent performed as Fox producers no doubt hoped he might.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
It’s what I was worried about, what I hoped wouldn’t happen, and I let it happen anyway.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Musk is hoping for enough to power about 15 million households.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Through it all, Vance seems to be hoping that the crowd that sees his “Christian charity” face isn’t the same one showing up to hoot at his lame “no homo” jokes about the devout Talarico.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
Those hoping Porto’s will open in other states might have to wait.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Instead, they signed Blake Grupe, desperately hoping he could patch up their dreadful special teams play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
He turned back to Nine, who was still waving his paws around, hoping for contact with the mysterious ghost.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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