great expectations
Example Sentences
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Plenty will venture to Murrayfield with great expectations, and a little more trepidation.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
It was a bold move by Luis Enrique to drop Donnarumma and turn to the Frenchman, but one that could prove a masterstroke in the future if Chevalier lives up to great expectations.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025
According to Carlin, the band had no great expectations for 1992’s “Automatic for the People,” an album of mostly quiet, mournful ballads that, along with “Out of Time,” remains its most popular album.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024
The show was created by Corinne Park-Buffelen and ArtsWest artistic director Mathew Wright, who cameo in a voice-over expressing their great expectations for what the cast has cooked up.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023
He had great expectations then of becoming an engineer.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
