half-hoping

British  

adjective

1. having or expressing some hope

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Example Sentences

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 paused, listening, half-fearing, half-hoping, that she had heard him returning.

From The Lamp in the Desert by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

Yet Denbigh and his companions kept still, half-hoping that the doctor's test had not been successful and von Langer was trying his hand.

From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)