high hopes

noun

: a strong feeling that something good will happen or be true

We had high hopes of winning the game.

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Like Toney, Pat Baker, a Miami Gardens resident, isn’t thrilled with the prospects of another Trump administration, and admittedly doesn’t have high hopes that Black people will thrive under it. —

Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025 The Scot has high hopes for his former Davis Cup colleague. —

Tim Ellis, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 Five months into the season, however, the former Bayern Munich and Germany manager has been unable to unleash a new Fati, and the real question now is whether those previous high hopes many had for him are gone for good. —

Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025 These are the 10 best restaurants that closed in Charlotte in 2024 December 26, 2024 5:00 AM Waters, who worked in previous roles in that area, had high hopes for her second tea bar spot. —

Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for high hopes