How to Use hope for the best in a Sentence

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• Now’s the time to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 15 June 2022
• They’re just told, well, roll the dice and hope for the best.
  — Jason Kehe, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
• The whole point is to just keep the jokes and the set pieces coming, and hope for the best.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2022
• And the only way through is to look forward, and hope for the best.
  — Michele Amabile Angermiller, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022
• When adding the cheese to the cream mixture, don't simply dump the cheese and hope for the best.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 28 Apr. 2023
• But as anyone with children can tell you: hope for the best and plan for the worst.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2021
• Teens, prepare for the worst and hope for the best when meeting your first scary doll.
  — Vulture, 2 Jan. 2023
• So, light the torch and declare the Games open and hope for the best amid bad circumstances.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022
• Be prepared to get wet but hope for the best, and check back for updates.
  — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
• So your best bet might be to focus on ambiance and hope for the best.
  — oregonlive, 4 Oct. 2022
• Again, if LaVine is the best option on the table, maybe the Blazers go for it and hope for the best.
  — oregonlive, 15 June 2022
• There’s a reason that people say to hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
  — Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2023
• Northwestern could try three-point shots and hope for the best.
  — Vsin.com, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
• What can advanced economies do besides hike rates and hope for the best?
  — Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 19 Sep. 2022
• Then, staff pair up toads based on their genetics and hope for the best.
  — Dallas News, 2 May 2022
• But with an eye on the future, gig workers should always plan for the worst and hope for the best.
  — Zaheer Dodhia, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
• For now, all Indiana can do is hope for the best — and get the heck out of Vegas.
  — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2022
• Decision-makers can hope for the best, but must plan for the worst.
  — Julie Arbit, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2023
• Recipes for gluten-free bread often tend to be loose batters to pour into a tin and hope for the best.
  — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
• Don't just dole out equal shares and hope for the best; define benchmarks and vet your partner.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• There’s nothing much Tokyo or Beijing can do, other than wait and hope for the best.
  — Laura He, CNN, 25 May 2023
• Last, but certainly not least, the Blazers could simply take a high-end prospect at No. 7 and hope for the best.
  — oregonlive, 22 June 2022
• But investors should always hope for the best while expecting the worst.
  — Jason Zweig, WSJ, 13 May 2022
• So instead, Edward decided to throw his son into the snake pit and hope for the best.
  — Anne Thériault, Longreads, 21 June 2022
• Once fired, there’s little anyone can do about them other than to take cover and hope for the best.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2022
• Avoid gossip, cross your fingers and hope for the best for everyone.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2022
• Right now the best advice for tsunami avoidance on a ship is to either run the ship aground and hope for the best, or head for deeper ocean and hope for the best.
  — Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 June 2024
• Some leaders power through and hope for the best, some plan for the worst and others try to remain optimistic.
  — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
• As he was being worked on, Hamlin's teammates and opponents watched and were left only to cry, pray and hope for the best.
  — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2023
• And because there’s no specialized treatment for the disease, doctors can only treat the symptoms and hope for the best.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Dec 2024