expectant
adjective
having expectations; expecting.
expectantly
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a word derived from
expectant.
Example Sentences
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Outside the gates of one closed filling station, dozens of motorbike riders still queued expectantly.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
Gilberg considered the question, hands clasped beneath his chin, the traffic outside humming expectantly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
On the other side of that seesaw expectantly sits his daughter’s faith in him.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025
As a reporter and a photographer crouched expectantly in the bushes behind his Los Angeles home, his two wild ravens were refusing to cooperate with a photo shoot.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
“What was the exact time the first plane was spotted?” he said, looking up expectantly.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
