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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She added: "I hope the publicity surrounding the case highlights the dangers of driving at speed, and acts as a reminder that we all have a responsibility when we get behind a wheel."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
But a foreign ministry spokesman for mediator Pakistan, which hosted an initial round of talks between the warring parties, said it had not "lost hope" in a negotiated resolution.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
I hope I don’t take myself too seriously.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
But after ninth-grade, his family moved to New York, where I hope Charles led a normal life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The feelings of newfound hope and resolve that washed over me when I traveled to 1965 return, even as I lie dying.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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