expectation

Example Sentences

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“There was no real expectation of splitting the winnings.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The freedom to play uninhibited at the sport's most iconic tournament, no longer weighed down by hope, expectation and history.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Even so, such interventions can still produce real effects through expectation, shared experience, and social connection.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

He also attributed the tepid response in oil prices to an expectation of “a last-minute postponement, maybe not a deal, but a postponement allowing the two sides to continue talking.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

But she felt, also, a frisson of expectation, an eagerness to discover America.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie