in (the) hope of/that
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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.
Examples of in (the) hope of/that in a Sentence
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Within days, the mallard — eventually dubbed Gertie by a writer at The Journal — was attracting thousands of people to the bridge in hope of seeing the duck's eggs hatch.
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Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
These services are performed in the hope that the favors will be returned every five years, come the election.
—Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
When valuable treasure is discovered off the coast of Korea, the country’s biggest degenerates come crawling out of the woodwork in the hope of striking it big.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
Experts say there can be a tendency among perpetrators to minimize their role — sometimes in the hope of a shorter prison sentence, sometimes because the trauma of the genocide alters a perpetrator's memory.
—Courtney Dorning, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
AfD politicians joined the farmer protests in the hope of bolstering their position as the second-strongest party in German polls ahead of key regional elections in the fall.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Yet Rizzo told me that dumping is rampant in working-class, outer-borough neighborhoods, where residents have long felt overlooked by the Department of Sanitation, and that many people have welcomed the surveillance cameras in the hope of getting relief from all the junk.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians in Oregon has also shown support for reintroduction, in the hope of restoring this historical relationship with sea otters.
—Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
Two years ago, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, France was the odd country out, still trying to engage Moscow in the hope of restraining Russian President Vladimir Putin.
—Célia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
These services are performed in the hope that the favors will be returned every five years, come the election.
—Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
When valuable treasure is discovered off the coast of Korea, the country’s biggest degenerates come crawling out of the woodwork in the hope of striking it big.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
Experts say there can be a tendency among perpetrators to minimize their role — sometimes in the hope of a shorter prison sentence, sometimes because the trauma of the genocide alters a perpetrator's memory.
—Courtney Dorning, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
AfD politicians joined the farmer protests in the hope of bolstering their position as the second-strongest party in German polls ahead of key regional elections in the fall.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Yet Rizzo told me that dumping is rampant in working-class, outer-borough neighborhoods, where residents have long felt overlooked by the Department of Sanitation, and that many people have welcomed the surveillance cameras in the hope of getting relief from all the junk.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians in Oregon has also shown support for reintroduction, in the hope of restoring this historical relationship with sea otters.
—Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
Two years ago, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, France was the odd country out, still trying to engage Moscow in the hope of restraining Russian President Vladimir Putin.
—Célia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
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