Example Sentences

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It wasn’t the neck-and-neck duel spectators might have hoped to see.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Muse said he “would have hoped for a much larger, multiyear announcement” on buybacks based on Nvidia’s plans for free cash flow.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Although some have hoped that the housing affordability crisis would lead more homeowners to remodel rather than move, that hasn’t happened consistently enough to bolster home-improvement sales.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

"What I would have hoped for is winning the Premier League, winning the Champions League... easier said than done," he added.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

As far as public opinion was concerned, the result of the raids was far more positive than even Palmer could have hoped for.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler