were anticipating
- past progressive of anticipate.
Example Sentences
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Granted we were several steps away from that, but a growing number of folk at Westminster were anticipating its likelihood.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Equities revenue was boosted by market making and convertible-debt offerings, while investment-banking fees surged amid a “significant increase” in completed mergers, which investors were anticipating.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal were anticipating a March decline to 87.5.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Dodd and her fellow cast members were anticipating John’s death, but they didn’t quite know how it would unfold until they received the scripts for Episodes 6 and 7.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
These speculations show that the subject of railways was gradually becoming familiar to the public mind, and that thoughtful men were anticipating with confidence the adoption of steam-power for the purposes of railway traction.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Smiles, Samuel
