were expecting
- past progressive of expect.
Example Sentences
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According to FactSet, analysts were expecting $1.08 a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Revenue fell to $48.3 billion from $50.18 billion a year prior, beating the $47.24 billion analysts were expecting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Villa were expecting the 20-year-old to move this summer - they hijacked a transfer to Newcastle - and had they not signed him, he would have been out of their reach in the future.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Three weeks ago, we were expecting to guide to full-year pre-tax earnings approaching $1.5 billion," Chief Financial Officer Devon May said on a conference call.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
I feel sorry for all those people in the planes and towers who were expecting an ordinary day.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
