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

Essential supplies will be delivered to expectant families in some of the most deprived areas of Wales from Monday.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 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

In the sound of the drums I understood a vast pervading doom; but in the expectant silences between, my own disaster loomed larger, more consequent and more hurtful.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya