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
Generally, and perhaps expectably, the reviews were bad.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the liveliest defense arguments rages around the Navy, which expectably has been assigned a high priority under Weinberger's concept of the "island nation."
From Time Magazine Archive
The billion-aire-in-hiding, who is reportedly living in Managua, Nicaragua, was expectably silent on his reasons for the sale.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nixon would find Russia not only expectably ordered and disciplined but also wondrously spick-and-span.
From Time Magazine Archive
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