be expected
Example Sentences
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In such conditions, a 49-foot boat would typically be stable and 20 passengers wouldn’t be expected to overload it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The group was formed, as might be expected, over pints at a London pub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Under normal circumstances, the gravitational interaction between two closely orbiting stars would be expected to synchronize their motion through tidal locking.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
"With global warming, it was to be expected," she said referring to the forest fire so far north.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Not obscure words that I wouldn’t be expected to know.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
