anticipation

Example Sentences

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“Saturday. I might be able to wait that long. But if you see a zombie at the bookstore, that’ll be me, because I will have died of anticipation.”

From Literature

Part of me still expected to ram face-first into solid rock, and I closed my eyes in anticipation of impact.

From Literature

Meanwhile, in anticipation of strikes, Iran and other producers have rushed to ship as much oil as possible, with refiners in Asia front-loading purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal

The smell of the grass, the anticipation of matchday and the fight for three points: it has been a long time since Antonio has had those experiences in club football.

From BBC

Oil futures gained 3.2% on Friday in anticipation of a potential conflict, leaving the benchmark crude price up almost 17% year to date.

From Barron's