Example Sentences

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When I was 17, I started an internship at the now-revered magazine Sassy, where I hoped, also secretly, that I might glean some wardrobe intel from the staff of cool twentysomething women.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

All Infantino hoped for in return was for the leader of the free world to help make his $11 billion soccer tournament a success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

But neither race went as Republicans hoped — and both Kiley and Valadao face a tough road ahead, experts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Last year, she said 12 businesses and schools got involved and she hoped to build on that this year.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

With Indigenous people from seemingly all over the place— repping hints of their different tribal affiliations in subtle ways—he had hoped to catch someone on staff who was also Native.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith