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
According to Carlin, the band had no great expectations for 1992’s “Automatic for the People,” an album of mostly quiet, mournful ballads that, along with “Out of Time,” remains its most popular album.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024
Her sister Maya, 57, also spoke on thee night, saying their mother had been a "trailblazer", having set "great expectations of us".
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024
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 don’t know who was more ambitious—the doomsayers or Violet—but it’s hard to match the superstitious for great expectations.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
