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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Lloyd said relapses of Burkitt Lymphoma could be resistant to treatment, but a clinical trial for a new type of treatment for children and young people had offered them hope.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
While sportsbooks hope for a lively tournament that keeps bettors engaged, they don’t want things to get too wild, like the last World Cup final.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The company has also reportedly been in discussions about potential concessions in the hope of satisfying Bonta’s concerns and staving off a lawsuit.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Erika, who’d joined him onstage, tried to reassure the over-30 set that there was hope for them—as there had been for her, since she married Charlie at age 32.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
I think it was Marlene’s sudden, unexpected reappearance that gave us all fresh hope, new strength, Mutti most of all.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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