How to Use expect in a Sentence

expect

verb
Definition of expectnext
Synonyms for expectnext
  • 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.
  • The new track will be part of a full-length project expected in April.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 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
  • Faculty and their trainees do not expect that to change, except for the worse.
    — Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 20 June 2023
  • 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
  • At the bare minimum, we are expected to know how to soothe our children to sleep.
    — Sarah Twombly, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The actor had been trying to get Horizon made for 35 years and is expected to wrap the second film this week.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
  • Under the current system, leaders expect students to lose more than 12 million by the end of the year.
    — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The videos showed a different side of Rooney that followers didn’t expect.
    — Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The Santa Ana firm expects to begin flight tests early next year.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Lidia was moving west at 6 mph (9 kph) but expected to turn northwest and north over the weekend.
    — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The snow is expected to be fluffy, which is a contrast from heavy wet snow the area received last week during a snowstorm.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Then again, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, and don’t expect a torrent of F-bombs like that again.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Text messages between Artiles and Rodriguez are expected to be a key part of the state’s case.
    — Annie Martin Orlando Sentinel (tns), al, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The transaction is expected to close by the end of December.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
  • From there things seemed to be smooth sailing, with all the dad jokes, costume puns, clue packages, and performances (good and bad) fans have come to expect from the show.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Marine heat waves covered 40% of the world's oceans in June, and that number is expected to increase to 50% by end of summer.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • But this upcoming draft is expected to be a weak one, and hopefully the Pacers will be good enough down the line that their 2026 pick will land in the back of the first round.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The Senate will come into session at 11 a.m., where the 31-member chamber is expected to debate and then vote on the rules.
    — Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 20 June 2023

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