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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"After that year, I just lost all hope. I thought 'I'm never going to get him back'," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
“But I’ve been betrayed by hope before. But I understand what you’re saying. You have to have some hope. I’m just careful what I hope for.”
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026
Her grandfather, Pierre, described an "agonising" wait for information, telling BFMTV: "We always hope - we are full of hope. It helps to overcome whatever the hardship."
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
"There was a lot of people, it was very solemn, and there was a beautiful sermon about hope. At least let us have that: hope," said local churchgoer Jean-Claude.
From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026
“Ah! As recent as that? Then that gives us a bit of hope. How did they travel, Dr. Lanselius?”
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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