hope
Usage
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To hope for something implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. The verb expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? Await (wait for) something implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.
Example Sentences
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At the very least, the president of the United States should instill hope in young children.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
It is hard to hold on to hope in a moment like this.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
That in turn will repair the image of a club that is receiving uncomfortable public criticism and, they will hope, return them to the top of the club game.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
"The hope is it's something that can put us into a serious process of negotiation," he said.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
As for us, from morning until lights-out, whenever we were not in ranks for roll call, our Bible was the center of an ever-widening circle of help and hope.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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