expecting
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Ms Pelicot said she was surprised and felt "very honoured" when she received the note, "because although my words touched the whole world, I wasn't expecting a letter from the Court of England".
From BBC
"I was not expecting that. I felt like going into this competition I was so ready," the 21-year-old said.
From Barron's
Among the oil paintings, art deco ephemera and geological artifacts, I wasn’t expecting a preserved memorial from the days following the 2015 terrorist attacks, and it leveled me.
What she surely isn’t expecting, however, as she buys food and makes croquetas in preparation for an eagerly awaited visit from her daughter from Madrid, is that this trip will threaten all she holds dear.
From Los Angeles Times
“I have the impression that the people in Cuba were expecting more from the world than what they are seeing in reality.”
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