in hopes of

1. Also, in hopes that;;. Expecting and wishing for, as in We went in hopes of finding a vacancy, or They met in the hope of bringing about a peaceful settlement. The phrases with that are used with clauses, as in In hopes that something good might come of it, he began to work, or We are in high hopes that a cure for leukemia will be found soon. [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

He planned to spend the bye week studying film with microscopic focus in hopes of understanding exactly what had gone wrong.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier this year, California increased the annual amount allocated to its own film and TV tax credit program and expanded the eligibility criteria in hopes of jumpstarting production in the Golden State.

From Los Angeles Times

That was, in fact, how Kirk began his illustrious career: assembling a list of college instructors and publicizing it in hopes of forcing them from their jobs.

From Salon

On Wednesday, that’s the backdrop against which Roki Sasaki rejoined the Dodgers’ active roster — the raw and developing 23-year-old rookie pitcher, coming off a five-month absence because of a shoulder injury, returning in hopes of supplying Roberts’ crippling trust tree with an unexpected limb.

From Los Angeles Times

Although floodwaters have receded in the city, thick mud and debris remain, and search teams continue to go door-to-door in hopes of locating the missing.

From BBC