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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With the two speedsters capable of covering lots of ground, the Yankees have high hopes for their middle infield defense.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
When Cher eventually won the trophy, her Best Actress competition Sally Kirkland (second row, seventh from right), who’s rocking a fuschia get-up, would notoriously be caught on-camera making a stink face at the envelope reveal, perhaps given high hopes by her surprise Golden Globe win for Anna.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Manager Alex Cora has high hopes for Sandoval, who compiled a 3.53 ERA in 380 1/3 innings (69 starts) from 2021 through 2023 with the Los Angeles Angels.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Tran had high hopes for why the scheduling move was made.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
When Cher eventually won the trophy, her Best Actress competition Sally Kirkland (second row, seventh from right), who’s rocking a fuschia get-up, would notoriously be caught on-camera making a stink face at the envelope reveal, perhaps given high hopes by her surprise Golden Globe win for Anna.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Manager Alex Cora has high hopes for Sandoval, who compiled a 3.53 ERA in 380 1/3 innings (69 starts) from 2021 through 2023 with the Los Angeles Angels.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Tran had high hopes for why the scheduling move was made.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high hopes
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“High hopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20hopes. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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