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high hopes
noun as in anticipation
Example Sentences
Apparent in his approach to aging is a drive “to move out into the ‘lane of high hopes,’” not to chase perfection but to stay alive to the effort.
He commonly observes conflict when immigrant parents’ high hopes and expectations clash with their children’s own career aspirations.
When California lawmakers approved the Racial Justice Act in August 2020 — just months after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd — many backers had high hopes it would help undo years of disproportionately lengthy sentences handed down to people of color.
After starting the current quarter with the flop “Tron: Ares,” Disney had a solid opening this past weekend for “Predator: Badlands” and has high hopes for Thanksgiving’s “Zootopia 2” and December’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”
“Downtown is still an amazing place, and all the business owners here have high hopes, but they also need a little bit of help,” Alvarez said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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