How to Use expect in a Sentence

expect

verb

• He's opposed to the new law, as you might expect.
• Prices are expected to rise.
• I'm expecting a phone call.
• As expected, the election was very close.
• It's expected that the new products will be available next month.
• We expected more from you.
• He's a teacher who expects hard work from his students.
• Good things sometimes happen when you least expect them.
• The expected delivery date is next month.
• This is not the kind of behavior I expected of you.
• So what can parents and kids expect from this new collab?
  — Christian Dashiell, Parents, 15 Oct. 2024
• That key says a lot about what to expect from this version of VW's compact sedan too.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 15 Mar. 2023
• Blanchard is expecting her first baby with boyfriend Ken Urker.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
• The cast and creators have offered some clues about what to expect in The Last of Us season 2.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2023
• Personnel-wise, Louisville’s had a lot of changes on their roster, so not quite sure what to expect from a tactical, technical point of view.
  — oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
• Many poll-watchers, including this columnist, expected a Red Wave.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
• There was no reason to expect the new plane to become a classic; dozens of new fighter and bomber designs appeared in the 1950s.
  — Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
• The early returns filed so far with the IRS are providing some insight into what to expect this year, from processing time to the size of your refund.
  — Camille C. Knox, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2023
• That amount, which city officials expect to rise roughly 4 percent every year, goes up as the city gets closer to paying off old debts accumulated by the redevelopment agency.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
• The new track will be part of a full-length project expected in April.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
• Her events are expected to be among the most watched of the entire Olympics.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
• Her clients tried to strike fear in Lee by telling her to expect a call from Kanye West.
  — Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 26 July 2023
• In the third game of the series, Friedl was expecting more fastballs.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 29 May 2023
• Just be sure to tell the people at home to expect your need to decompress.
  — Jessica A. Gold, M.d., SELF, 5 July 2024
• The evening is expected to be mostly clear, with a low of about 61 degrees.
  — Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 18 May 2024
• Faculty and their trainees do not expect that to change, except for the worse.
  — Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 20 June 2023
• Matvei Michkov and Leo Carlsson also are expected to go in the top five.
  — Jay Cohen, ajc, 14 Apr. 2023
• As for who did play, Mekari performed as expected and held his own.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024
• The center of the storm is expected to reach the Los Angeles area Sunday.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
• However, don’t expect to be able to use the lounge anytime soon.
  — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024