expectant

Example Sentences

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Ammar al-Buhaisi, who lives in Deir al-Balah, is struggling to get enough food, let alone new clothes for his children -- and has been avoiding their expectant questions.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

In one, rugmakers patiently sit with their weavings—a calmly expectant snapshot that reflects on the final days the artist spent waiting for the birth of his child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

People in Wales who fall outside the Flying Start catchment areas hope the scheme could become available to all expectant parents.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

She had downloaded a social networking app for new and expectant mothers, and began messaging a woman who lived nearby.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

He smiled up with a kind of doggily expectant adoration into the faces of his passengers.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley