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Example sentences from the Web for expectingInsanity, after all, is doing the same thing and expecting a different result, right? Obama’s One Hand Clap With Castro|Doug McIntyre|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST It seems that Mr. H. is expecting not only me, he's expecting Thom Mount, the head of production at the studio. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST He tended to shield himself from disappointment by expecting the worst—of people and of his country. How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America|David Yaffe, Scott Saul|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST I normally ignore blocked numbers, but was expecting a number of calls that day so I excused myself and answered anyway. A Female Writer’s New Milestone: Her First Death Threat|Annie Gaus|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“If you are expecting any serious answers to this question, you are probably going to be disappointed,” he said. Rand Paul’s Many Leather-Bound Books|Olivia Nuzzi|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST They were not expecting it and we had seized their rifles before they could recover from their surprise. The Man From Brodney's|George Barr McCutcheon "Oh, I'm not expecting any flowery beds of ease," retorted Mary. Mary Ware's Promised Land|Annie Fellows Johnston Our camp was in a commotion, expecting war to be declared at once. A Soldier in the Philippines|Needom N. Freeman The heavy teak portal gave way beneath the Cimmerian's assault, and he peered inside warily, expecting anything. The People of the Black Circle|Robert E. Howard The English government could scarcely be serious in expecting that he would sacrifice an old attendant in any such manner. History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the death of Elizabeth. Vol. III|James Anthony Froude
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Words nearby expectingExpectation Week, expectative, expected frequency, expected utility, expected value, expecting, expectorant, expectorate, expectoration, expediate, expediency Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to expectingcarrying, expectant, in a family way, with child |