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
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
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
Earlier in her speech, Kirk recalled her husband’s hope that this conference would impart lessons about “the sanctity of life, about fiscal responsibility, about liberty and family.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
We watched women who had lost everything grow rich in hope.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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