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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Let’s hope it doesn’t take 20 years to end this war, but there are no signs that it’s going to be over anytime soon, whether Trump declares victory or not.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
The hope is that these more highly trained providers will be able to offer patients a full range of pain-relief options and that paracervical blocks will become the standard of care for IUD procedures.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026
Leo's visit to Spain was "a celebration for families, a source of joy, hope, to participate in that and also to welcome", she said.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
I certainly hope not, but what if it ends up like Chinatown, where all the Chinese people moved to the San Gabriel Valley?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
And so hanging between hope and horror, we waited out the days.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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