expecting

Example Sentences

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All four teams will be expecting to make the last 32.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s sort of like outsourcing your workout to someone else and expecting to get stronger. Muscles — physical and cognitive — just don’t work like that.”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Hughie and Annie are expecting a daughter named Robin, for example — a reveal that left Quaid in tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting an adjusted loss of 48 cents a share.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Trusting that she knew exactly what she was talking about, Jack fixed his eyes forward again, expecting to see the horizon.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley