with hopes of
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or with the hope of
: wanting something to be true : hoping that something will happen
She went back to the restaurant with hopes of finding her purse there.
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But after the Jack family got into the man’s pickup truck with hopes of turning the page towards better fortunes, they were never heard from again.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
The Chiefs head into their home field advantage as the favorites to reach the Super Bowl for the third straight season, with hopes of becoming the first team in league history to win three straight Vince Lombardi trophies.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Thursday, the Tritons (14-3, 4-1 Big West) visit Long Beach State (7-10, 3-2) with hopes of bouncing back from Saturday’s loss to UC Irvine.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
After coming into the season with hopes of another playoff berth, the Pelicans are off to an awful 12-37 start to the season partially due to just about every member of the team’s primary rotation missing significant time due to injuries at different points in the year.
—William Guillory, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
The Chiefs head into their home field advantage as the favorites to reach the Super Bowl for the third straight season, with hopes of becoming the first team in league history to win three straight Vince Lombardi trophies.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Thursday, the Tritons (14-3, 4-1 Big West) visit Long Beach State (7-10, 3-2) with hopes of bouncing back from Saturday’s loss to UC Irvine.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
After coming into the season with hopes of another playoff berth, the Pelicans are off to an awful 12-37 start to the season partially due to just about every member of the team’s primary rotation missing significant time due to injuries at different points in the year.
—William Guillory, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
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“With hopes of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20hopes%20of. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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