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

"Great Expectations," the show that I've been doing most recently in New York and London, to very good reviews, I must say.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2023

"Great Expectations" extends his vision of what he considers to be a more honest gaze at Victorian England he captured in 2017's "Taboo."

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2023

Great Expectations costume designer Verity Hawkes told the actress she did not view Miss Havisham as "dusty" but rather "rotting from the inside".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023

In 2012, he appeared in Mike Newell's film of Great Expectations as Mr Jaggers, the lawyer who looks after Pip's affairs.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2022

I was too hungry and vexed to read, although the first one, Great Expectations, looked promising.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly