11 example sentences using expect.
Expect used in a sentence
Expect in a sentence as a verb
But some of your friends won't; they'll be the passive party and expect you to make the plans.
And either type of friend will occasionally, if not often, expect you to make the plans.
We did it up like you would expect a happy couple to - nice bottle of wine, share an appetizer and dessert, etc.
I agree that this is poor planning on my part, however, I'm 35 and no one expects to find out that they are going to die at 35.
I think this is a completely valid criticism, and it's one I largely expected.
For a person associated with a publication I would expect a much higher level of knowledge of things like 'how to cite' and 'how to attribute' and maybe a dash of copyright 101.
Therefore, we should expect comments about the NSA and spying to become a part of the common dialog regarding technology and personal information.
It's plainly obvious that you aren't expected to actually be fiscally sound--otherwise why would they keep flooding you with credit invitations?Cars are expensive and limited in utility.
If you're writing throwaway code for a client with loose constraints and a tight deadline you'll write code differently then you would when you expect to maintain a long term relationship with a client who expects a high degree of correctness.
In the same way, I wouldn't expect a technical article reporting measurements of carbon flow in the environment to be published in a political science journal, even though climate change might have profound implications for global politics.
So if you have any sort of business where people pay you per click, and they expect those clicks not to be bots, then you need some way to say, "okay, I think I sent you 100 clicks, but let me check if they were all legit, so don't take this number as holy until 24 hours have passed.
Expect definitions
regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
See also: anticipate
consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
See also: require
look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"