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
A season that began with great expectations dissolved into a struggle to stay afloat as the Kings hit the halfway mark.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024
The show was created by Corinne Park-Buffelen and ArtsWest artistic director Mathew Wright, who cameo in a voice-over expressing their great expectations for what the cast has cooked up.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023
He had great expectations then of becoming an engineer.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
