Example Sentences

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For starters, investors have been expecting a Chinese order for months.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The big order is good news, but investors have been expecting an order for months, and were hoping for way more than 200 planes.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Experts have been expecting a big jump at this point.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Analysts have been expecting auto sales to be flat or down for 2026, citing still-high interest rates, the end of electric-vehicle tax credits and broader economic uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

I guess I should have been expecting it, but suddenly I felt the snap of handcuffs on me.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben