anticipative

Example Sentences

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Mahalia was even more anticipative about her subsequent pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

From Time Magazine Archive

The President issued two proclamations—one anticipative, one celebrative.

From Time Magazine Archive

Long before train time not only the office itself, but the adjoining rooms and the porch outside, were comfortably crowded with a pleasantly anticipative collection of interested observers.

From In a Mysterious Way by Warner, Anne

During the next few days the village was in a state of anticipative pleasure and of effort to find for the rummage-sale articles which were damaged or useless.

From Westways by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)

His poor mind seemed wholly taken up with one anticipative idea, and whatever failed to minister to that he hadn't, as poppa sadly said, any use for.

From A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') by Duncan, Sara Jeannette