How to Use expectation in a Sentence

expectation

noun

• I saved the files in the expectation that they would be useful in the future.
• There is widespread expectation that the strike will be settled soon.
• The crowd waited in expectation of her arrival.
• The company has expectations of making a profit next year.
• For a while, the expectation was that the first rate cut would come in March.
  — Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024
• Oats was quick to pump the brakes on the expectation train knowing the past.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 12 Dec. 2022
• But the worst of those expectations soured like old milk.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2023
• The expectation is that the team will put the ball in Kuminga’s hands more often.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
• But the progress doesn’t match your expectations or your feel.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 1 June 2023
• The expectations for the Bengals in this draft are high for a few reasons.
  — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2024
• The problem is the franchise paid him at a level where that’s the expectation.
  — Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2023
• The expectation is that the Ravens will pass more and run less with Jackson, as well as play at a much faster tempo.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
• Sad: Just one more: Let go of the expectation that this will be a typical give-and-take.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2022
• Outlook: The Wave were the surprise of last season but expectations were high from the start.
  — Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
• But at least Miller is on record in declaring the expectation.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022
• But the state program has been criticized over the years as projects have failed to live up to expectations.
  — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
• What is the expectation for the near future with this virus as a whole, in terms of how vaccines are dealing with it?
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2023
• And then the film came out, fizzling at the box office under a huge weight of expectation.
  — Nigel Smith, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
• When a crisis arises, the expectation is that the time to respond is now.
  — Nikki Little, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
• But sales of many big EVs have lagged behind expectations, in large part because of the price tags.
  — Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
• The first episode bucks many expectations by showing that Ena wasn’t forced to marry, but did so out of love….
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
• Kazmeir Allen set the expectation in training camp with four words.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2022
• When Stoops was building Kentucky, bowl wins were the hope, not the expectation.
  — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Oct. 2022
• For the 22-year-old Smith, greatness is the expectation — from both herself and others.
  — oregonlive, 7 July 2023
• If the factory meets expectations, the bottler will build a larger plant before the end of the decade.
  — Dieter Holger, WSJ, 11 May 2023
• Sky-high expectations For the Yankees, the questions remain the same.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
• This all came about on the spot — long after dress rehearsal, when there was no expectation of the Swift/Kelce surprise.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
• So, just trying to do a good job of understanding what the expectation is play-in and play-out.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 15 Nov. 2022
• Charlotte Hornets guard Seth Curry knows more than most what expectation feels like.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
• This is where optimism or high expectations for the dawning season would be so far-fetched as to be preposterous.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025