hoping

Example Sentences

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It’s OK to ask, “What are you hoping to achieve?”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Two U.S. senators are hoping to pass legislation they believe would bring more stability to college athletics and thwart legal challenges.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A nation will be hoping he's still smiling in the wake of their opener against Haiti, Scotland's first World Cup game since the great thoroughbred in their midfield was barely out of nappies.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The region is hoping to get those workers back and keep its top tech companies by making permitting easier, and ensuring capital moves easily from one country to another, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

They stayed to themselves, kept on sharecropping, and saving every dollar they could; hoping that someday they could buy a farm of their own.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls