to be expected

Example Sentences

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Given he has been an ever-present during that time compared to some of his rivals, that is perhaps to be expected.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

"That US troops are withdrawing from Europe and also from Germany was to be expected," Boris Pistorius said in a statement sent to AFP by his ministry.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

At any major event, be it a music festival or sports game, lines are to be expected.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

To Joseph Uscinski, a political-science professor at the University of Miami who studies conspiracy theories, the current frenzy was to be expected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Nor is this in any sense a miracle, but very ordinary and to be expected.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli