Example Sentences

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With the raw certainty of a medium reaching into the future — or perhaps more accurately, someone feeling a fever coming on — Sam has been anticipating Mary’s arrival.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Some experts worry that these policies are not planning enough to account for rising sea levels due to climate change, or the once-in-a-century megaquake that Japan has been anticipating.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

It is a problem that Google has been anticipating for more than a decade, and its solution—the AI computer chips it developed—is looking like a competitive edge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Michael Diaz-Griffith, executive director of the Design Leadership Network, a platform for interior designers and architects, said he has been anticipating a renewed interest in Bicentennial style for more than a decade.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

No, because she has been anticipating for some time that such a transaction will be effected by her parents; for has she not already arrived at the age of thirteen?

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby