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Example Sentences

Matt said he was grateful for the “heroic efforts” of the Sheriff’s Department, without which there would have been no hope of justice for Jax.

I hope we don’t let an unelected billionaire and his minions jeopardize them without a fight.

If Newsom really hopes to be president someday, the best thing he could do is a bang-up job in his final 22 months as governor.

For now, at least, I think we should treat Trump’s third-term threats as another attempt to drive the libs to distraction, and my hope is that they don’t take the bait.

From Salon

He said he was "numb for a year" following his father's death, but hopes the book will help other people who are grieving.

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What are other ways to say hope?

To hope for something implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. The verb expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? Await (wait for) something implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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