hope for the best
idiom
: to hope that things will turn out as well as possible
All we can do is hope for the best.
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Every shopping trip followed the same pattern: head to the men’s section, pick out a 34 or 36, and hope for the best.
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Larry Stansbury, Vogue, 24 May 2025
But they’re also limited in their capabilities, often producing outputs laden with errors that require the user to either fix the code themselves or to keep making requests and hope for the best.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 13 May 2025
Most business owners schedule posts and hope for the best.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Instead, any team in need of a quarterback would be better served trying to get that player this season and hope for the best.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Larry Stansbury, Vogue, 24 May 2025
But they’re also limited in their capabilities, often producing outputs laden with errors that require the user to either fix the code themselves or to keep making requests and hope for the best.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 13 May 2025
Most business owners schedule posts and hope for the best.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Instead, any team in need of a quarterback would be better served trying to get that player this season and hope for the best.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hope for the best
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“Hope for the best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hope%20for%20the%20best. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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