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
Fright, on the other hand, seems really to possess a special meaning, which emphasizes the effects of a danger which is precipitated without any expectance or readiness of fear.
From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund
All nature seemed rich and glowing with the deep expectance of my heart.
From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore
Terence quickly obeyed, while the others looked on in eager expectance.
From The Misfit Christmas Puddings by Consolation, Club
