in (the) hope of/that

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variants or in hopes of/that

: with the hope that something will happen or could happen

He returned to the crime scene in (the) hope of finding further evidence.

He waited in hopes that she would show up.

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The family had searched the wreckage of Nir Oz many times in the hope of finding Kfir’s elephant but without success. —

Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025 The film ends with villagers fleeing the fire, in hope of returning and rebuilding when the war is over. —

Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025 In early October, Korea Zinc launched a $1.5 billion share buyback, in the hope of denying shares that could be snapped up by the Young Poong-MBK alliance. —

Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 20 Jan. 2025 Residents outside of the evacuation zones have also dropped by in hope of helping, so much so that some volunteers and supplies have been turned away or redirected to other shelters. —

Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in (the) hope of/that

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