Used in a Sentence

expectant

How to use expectant in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for expectant.

Editorial note

You'll find that a lot of people look down at their hands, or away from you, or at each other with a blank/expectant/fearful face.

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of expectant gathered in one view.

adjective

marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush"

adjective

in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for expectant.

adjective

in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"

Example sentences

1

You'll find that a lot of people look down at their hands, or away from you, or at each other with a blank/expectant/fearful face.

2

When it finished they turned to me with expectant faces and I said in an avuncular manner, "This is your most important command!

3

I'm just a bit confused: How are an expectant Chinese mother and a Mexican migrant worker examples of the elite?

4

So on the IQ thing, is that because they properly care for the physical and mental well-being of their children, expectant mothers and parents?

5

No one forces you to get married or have a large family**Unless you are in India, where marriage is some super expectant type thing.

6

This "fremium" model is honestly not scaling very feel, yet people are becoming more expectant that simple sites are free.

7

True it might be less hassle now that they can fire a now expectant mother, but they probably would save themselves even that hassle by not hiring a woman in the first place.

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> I've never heard someone ask the same of a founder-CEO-dad, worrying about a slightly different dirty little thought: "An expectant father/CEO will fail his company.

9

When any of my close friends is having a baby I sign up for all the baby clubs with approximately the same due date, then hand over all the free samples and good coupons to the real expectant parents.

10

The rules of the web are not set in stone and they will evolve over time as users either demand a different experience or become accustomed to and expectant of certain functionality that works for them.

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Why is it that nearly everyone who has children feels the need to impart birthing advice on expectant parents, and child-rearing advice to new parents?The only advice I give now is to ignore all the advice everyone else gives.

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As an expectant father of my firstborn, I still feel like I have a connection to what it was like to be a boy and I wonder how true this quote is: “Boyhood is a most complex and incomprehensible thing…A man can never understand a boy, even when he has been the boy.”

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I recall another local founder speaking at an even last year and telling the crowd something like "being a founder you're simultaneously ridiculously optimistic and expectant about the future, AND scared shitless and terrified".I heard that and immediately thought "Yeah, that's me lying in bed before going to sleep every night.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use expectant in a sentence?

You'll find that a lot of people look down at their hands, or away from you, or at each other with a blank/expectant/fearful face.

What does expectant mean?

marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush"

What part of speech is expectant?

expectant is commonly used as adjective.