in anticipation
Example Sentences
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Clutching small French and Vatican flags, crowds gathered in anticipation ahead of the service, with the city centre sealed off, helicopters circling overhead and snipers positioned on rooftops.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
That training session, scheduled for 10:00 BST, also came and went with the team still in their hotel where reporters relocated in anticipation of a statement.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The parties agreed to pause the lawsuit in anticipation of Ms. Rollins’s directive, and will file regular updates with the court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“There has been a reaction in anticipation of second-round effects.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Harry and Sully and Anton, walking toward him diagonally across the yard, Harry’s eyes on him, unsmiling but alert, his cronies looking happy in anticipation.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
