half-hoping
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Three years ago, actor Bryan Cranston was half-hoping that he’d be assaulted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2016
At the very least, I was half-hoping they’d be trolled by Civil War re-enactors and comic-con dress ’em up hobbyists in Star Trek regalia.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2016
So instead, Christine began her own investigation, half-hoping to prove to herself that the company hadn’t been a scam.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2015
She was half-hoping that she would discover Carter or some of his men shadowing their quarry, but her hope was vain.
From The Apartment Next Door by Johnston, William Andrew
She paused, listening, half-fearing, half-hoping, that she had heard him returning.
From The Lamp in the Desert by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
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