hoping

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The couple are hoping their friends and family can keep the game off during their first dance, but even they anticipate they’ll be checking the score throughout the evening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

If you do live into your 80s or 90s — here’s hoping — those 3% hikes will help preserve your purchasing power.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Anxiously scanning the horizon, hoping that a brilliant force will leave the masses forever changed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But any regulars hoping to get a cut from the man himself at his shop in Chessington, Surrey, might be out of luck for the next six weeks as he attends his fourth World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

No. I know what I was hoping for.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler