- present participle of expect.
expecting
Example Sentences
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Eagle County Regional Airport—about 90 minutes away from Aspen by car—is expecting to nearly double the number of flights it regularly serves during the summer period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Most are not investing in the future, but consolidating their past, often expecting policy to continue shielding them from global competition."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Nancy Vanden Houten at Oxford Economics disagreed, expecting upside risks to inflation to continue to dominate Fed policymakers' thinking and to see them raise rates again.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Berry and Martinez wed in France in July 2013, shortly after confirming they were expecting a baby together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
I dashed over to see who was there, half expecting to find a sweaty Mrs. Wigginbottom propping herself up against the doorframe after her exhausting climb to our floor.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
