expectantly
- 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
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
Scientists are also waiting expectantly, hoping Starship can enable entirely new kinds of research throughout the Solar System.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 14, 2024
As a fan of the score myself, I waited expectantly for Dorothy’s final number, “Home.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024
His eyebrows rose expectantly when he noticed the boy lingering.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
