expecting
/ (ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ) /
informal pregnant
Words Nearby expecting
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How to use expecting in a sentence
Insanity, after all, is doing the same thing and expecting a different result, right?
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 | THE DAILY BEASTHe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTI 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 | THE DAILY BEAST“If you are expecting any serious answers to this question, you are probably going to be disappointed,” he said.
I was four hours under these circumstances, expecting, and indeed wishing, every moment to be my last.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftI was expecting this suggestion to be carried out; but they did nothing of the kind.
The gentleman pauses and smiles with his head inclined, evidently expecting to be addressed in French.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuThe company, expecting a scene, rose en masse to their feet, while those in the inner room crowded to the front.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneThere was no sign of the red roadster behind them, but, for all that, they were expecting trouble on account of the smoke-signals.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. Matthews
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