expectably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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They gave almost back-to-back recitals at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday and Wednesday nights, respectively, and drew expectably large, excited crowds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2022
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, 56, swiftly and expectably stepped in to inform Mantle that he, like Mays, would have to sever his Yankee ties because of his new affiliation with legalized gambling.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though the Australians and also the Canadians had their moments, the drama at the pool was fundamentally and expectably intramural.
From Time Magazine Archive
Generally, and perhaps expectably, the reviews were bad.
From Time Magazine Archive
The proposal expectably made the State Department nervous, but Carter saw no need to move immediately.
From Time Magazine Archive
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