How to Use expectation in a Sentence

expectation

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  • I saved the files in the expectation that they would be useful in the future.
  • There is widespread expectation that the strike will be settled soon.
  • The crowd waited in expectation of her arrival.
  • The company has expectations of making a profit next year.
  • And then the film came out, fizzling at the box office under a huge weight of expectation.
    — Nigel Smith, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
  • There just weren’t enough people watching as far as what Amazon’s expectations were.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Outlook: The Wave were the surprise of last season but expectations were high from the start.
    — Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Clayton Echard is not the first man to date dozens of women on camera with the expectation of proposing to one of them after two months.
    — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Both Bochy and deGrom have indicated the expectation the pitcher would be on a pretty strict pitch count in his first one or two starts.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The expectation is that at some point before the start of the postseason, coach Erik Spoelstra will return Lowry to the starting lineup.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2023
  • For a while, the expectation was that the first rate cut would come in March.
    — Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024
  • But the worst of those expectations soured like old milk.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2023
  • But the progress doesn’t match your expectations or your feel.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 1 June 2023
  • The expectations for the Bengals in this draft are high for a few reasons.
    — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The expectation is that the Ravens will pass more and run less with Jackson, as well as play at a much faster tempo.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
  • But the state program has been criticized over the years as projects have failed to live up to expectations.
    — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But sales of many big EVs have lagged behind expectations, in large part because of the price tags.
    — Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
  • The first episode bucks many expectations by showing that Ena wasn’t forced to marry, but did so out of love….
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
  • For the 22-year-old Smith, greatness is the expectation — from both herself and others.
    — oregonlive, 7 July 2023
  • If the factory meets expectations, the bottler will build a larger plant before the end of the decade.
    — Dieter Holger, WSJ, 11 May 2023
  • Sky-high expectations For the Yankees, the questions remain the same.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • This all came about on the spot — long after dress rehearsal, when there was no expectation of the Swift/Kelce surprise.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The expectation is that the strikes will prompt Iran to back off, fearful of risking a shooting war with a far larger power.
    — Matthew Rosenberg, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
  • At that time, there was a reasonable expectation that the process to get his visa would move quickly after that.
    — Rebecca Santana, ajc, 19 June 2023
  • Your father obviously gave you high expectations and the love of the land.
    — Tim Dillon, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The expectations are really high, based on going to the playoffs and being able to go toe-to-toe with Thompson.
    — Mike Perrin | , al, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Growth in the month of March alone was 0.4%, well above expectations due to a bounce back in both services and manufacturing.
    — Tom Rees, Fortune Europe, 10 May 2024
  • At the same time, as its title suggests, the show confuses — in a good way — certain expectations about who made what, and what came from where.
    — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • For that matter, were your expectations even expressed?
    — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The company surveyed 1,003 full-time employees to explore their job-hopping habits, salary expectations and motivations.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

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