expectance
Example Sentences
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“A stasis develops between expectance and realization,” he wrote of a piece in 1971.
From Washington Post • May 13, 2020
It conveyed all the tension, expectance and suspense.
From Golf Digest • Sep. 4, 2012
Every social circle has its talkers, who hang upon each other's periods in expectance of the moment when they can successfully push in their own word.
From Roden's Corner by Merriman, Henry Seton
The face of your listener, his eyes mirthful or sorry, his eager expectance or his churlish disdain insensibly distort your message.
From Mince Pie by Morley, Christopher
Take advantage of his absence, Mark; it is a grace that God gives thee beyond expectance.
From Woodstock; or, the Cavalier by Scott, Walter, Sir
