Example Sentences

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Investors will be expecting full-year 2026 guidance for sales, interest expense, and capital expenditures during the earnings conference call.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

As trick-or-treaters make their rounds this year, many will be expecting the usual cornucopia of candy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

I imagine the board and certainly the fans will be expecting him to win the league.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

The economy is expected to slow further in coming months, though investors will be expecting moves from Beijing to prop up growth.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023

The audience will be expecting the pair of lovebirds who won the Hunger Games.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins