be expected
Example Sentences
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Ministers will be expected to justify why powers should remain in Whitehall rather than being devolved, under a "local first" principle.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
They can’t be expected to fully appreciate the damage they may cause inadvertently — but the humans making and profiting off them certainly can.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
It means second-tier Newcastle would be expected to pay a fee to bring in Kiernan, who has been at Liverpool for five years and signed an extension in 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
People familiar with Lloyd’s said that the two former executives were closer confidants than would be expected for their roles and that they traveled on work trips together more frequently than the norm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
He started trading words with Brick, real vicious, but that was to be expected.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
