How to Use in (the) hope of/that in a Sentence
in (the) hope of/that
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The test were done in the hope of learning how to mitigate crash fires.
— Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 17 Aug. 2024 -
Looking ahead, the team plans to restore and study the coins in the hope of learning more about their origins.
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023 -
How many celebrities have ended up dead in the hope of sleeping?
— Penny Hueston, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023 -
Propose to the woman in front of you, in the hope that this gives you access to her umbrella.
— Allie Levitan, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2020 -
Cope left his own skull to science in the hope of proving that his brain was bigger than Marsh's.
— The Week Uk, theweek, 14 July 2024 -
Some train in the hope of eventually joining the armed forces.
— David Axe, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 -
The lyrics of the track are about the braceros who came to this country in the hope of achieving their dreams of a better life but instead suffered.
— Griselda Flores, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2024 -
For now, Xi is willing to tolerate a world in flames, in the hope that China won’t get burned.
— Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024 -
Like so many before him, Truelove has come to L.A. on a one-way flight in the hope that his fortunes will turn around.
— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023 -
Thus far, the White House’s response has been to deny everything in the hope that the questions will go away.
— Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023 -
Flaa came up with the idea of singing her questions in the hope that actors would respond with a tuneful answer.
— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024 -
But that would still take four hours — in the hope that Israel’s Iron Dome would cope with a barrage of rockets that would take 90 seconds to reach the city.
— Alexander Smith, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023 -
Each year, veteran cheerleaders and rookies try out in the hope of snagging one of the 36 spots.
— Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 13 July 2024 -
But not all ghosts are like Ciment; not all linger in the hope of clarity, of restitution.
— Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024 -
Others are now riding on India’s IPO boom to cash out of their startups in the hope of making gains.
— Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 17 Oct. 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 -
In the two years since Film in India was announced, it has been revised a dozen times in the hope of bringing in more interest.
— Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024 -
Boyts said the restoration project saved as many bricks as possible in the hope of reusing them to honor the former Broad Ripple haunt.
— Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024 -
In the meantime, Fiordaliso has been coming up with new ways to boost the town’s appeal in the hope of luring newcomers.
— Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024 -
Others have followed arduous routes through a half-dozen countries, in the hope of reaching the U.S.
— Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023 -
Fitzjames helped lead 105 survivors on a long retreat; the men pulled boats on sledges overland in the hope of finding safety.
— Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024 -
His mom brought him and his sister to the country in the hope of finding more opportunities.
— Emma Barnett, NBC News, 5 July 2023 -
These measures have been declared in the hope of boosting the Chinese economy.
— Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024 -
All of it was done in the hope that others could avoid a diagnosis like Ms. Hallenga’s.
— Remy Tumin, New York Times, 6 May 2024 -
Rather than pushing Trump under, the banks agreed to keep him afloat in the hope that his businesses would be worth more as going concerns.
— John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024 -
The couple conceived Fendley through IVF in 2020 and froze three more embryos in the hope of having another child in the future.
— Alexandra Chaidez, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024 -
Crumble tells the tale of a married couple who go on a world-traversing adventure in the hope of finding a cure to an ancient curse.
— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 July 2024 -
Authorities searched for the submersible in the hope that the vessel might still be intact and its occupants alive.
— Zoe Sottile, CNN, 24 June 2023 -
They have been told to return to their homes or to fund their own accommodation in hope of a future flight, the group, Task Force Argo, said.
— Jessica Donati, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2021 -
After evicting, the land owner can resell the property or hold onto it in the hope that the market rebounds.
— Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
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