hopeful
Example Sentences
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But all eyes will be focused on the hot farming plains south of the capital, where all three prime ministerial hopefuls are contesting seats -- a departure from past elections that focused on the capital Kathmandu.
From Barron's
His tail thumps gently on the floor in a hopeful wag.
From Literature
The stock has jumped 69% this year, with investors hopeful that a pipeline of cancer drugs can drive earnings growth at a time when the company’s core respiratory vaccine business is floundering.
From Barron's
Balen’s success has been a hopeful counterpoint in a country that many Nepalis see as rife with corruption and cronyism, allowing only the well-connected to flourish, while ordinary people are shut out.
"That makes me very hopeful that the Academy, the pinnacle and the barometer of the industry, is broadening."
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
