great expectations

Example Sentences

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Plenty will venture to Murrayfield with great expectations, and a little more trepidation.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

It was a bold move by Luis Enrique to drop Donnarumma and turn to the Frenchman, but one that could prove a masterstroke in the future if Chevalier lives up to great expectations.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

“There’s a lot of great expectations out there, and I appreciate you guys throwing those high expectations on those guys, because they have earned the right because of what they did last year,” Klieman said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2023

It was his second trip to the auction house, this time without the great expectations of the first.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

“I had great expectations about how my life would go and then . Nicholas Nickleby! — you fell on hard times and were living in a real bleak house.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray