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
  • Just don’t expect Stills to get back on a bus at age 78 for any sort of tour.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Her events are expected to be among the most watched of the entire Olympics.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 July 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
  • The cast and creators have offered some clues about what to expect in The Last of Us season 2.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Menon doesn’t expect that concession would have to do with the U.S.
    — Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Don’t expect Porter to directly play the age card in this race.
    — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Don’t expect a solid hit from these little stocked fish this time of the year.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • This was the second-to-last Delta IV Heavy launch with the final one expected in 2024.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Just be sure to tell the people at home to expect your need to decompress.
    — Jessica A. Gold, M.d., SELF, 5 July 2024
  • The evening is expected to be mostly clear, with a low of about 61 degrees.
    — Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 18 May 2024
  • Faculty and their trainees do not expect that to change, except for the worse.
    — Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 20 June 2023
  • That key says a lot about what to expect from this version of VW's compact sedan too.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Highs are expected to be in the 70s and 80s during the president's trip.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Matvei Michkov and Leo Carlsson also are expected to go in the top five.
    — Jay Cohen, ajc, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Part two of the memoir is expected to be published next year.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
  • In other words, don't expect to see it on the streamer until at least March 2023.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Here’s a look at some of the most alluring space events expected in the coming year.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • As for who did play, Mekari performed as expected and held his own.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024

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