expecting
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“I’m a little bit skeptical of a line you hear a lot of—wait and see—because I think you have to be clear what you’re expecting to see,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Koch described being so conditioned by weightlessness that back on Earth she had dropped a shirt expecting it to float - and was startled when it fell.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“Some are likely expecting further catch-up,” Jacobson said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal were expecting to see 215,000 initial claims.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
I’m expecting her to pull up research or a plan for tonight’s observation of the bluff.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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