Great Expectations

American  

noun

1. a novel (1861) by Charles Dickens.

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Great Expectations Cultural  

1. (1861) A novel by Charles Dickens. Worldly ambitions lead a young boy, Pip, to abandon his true friends.

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Example Sentences

The continuing issues around the team are one of the biggest stories of the new season, particularly as their signing of design great Newey and engine partnership with Honda had created great expectations for 2026.

From BBC

The first is the main attraction, containing a wide white plinth with the show’s title lettered upon it, and two sculptural works—one of the pin-coated boxes, and a spooky seat, a riff on the form and function of a bentwood chair, like something out of Miss Havisham’s lair in “Great Expectations.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Plenty will venture to Murrayfield with great expectations, and a little more trepidation.

From BBC

Gilham said Stanley's father, who was an MP, and his mother - who helped establish the first women's college at Cambridge University - had "great expectations for their first-born".

From BBC

The plot’s the thing for Izzard, who brought a solo version of Charles Dickens’ similarly sprawling “Great Expectations” to the stage.

From Los Angeles Times