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Expectantly meaning

In an expectant manner.

Using Expectantly

  • The main meaning on this page is: In an expectant manner.
  • In the example corpus, expectantly often appears in combinations such as: expectantly for, waited expectantly, expectantly to.

Context around Expectantly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

waited 2× waiting 1× look 1× hover 1× perked 1× gaze 1× looks 1× oneself 1×

Often after:

slurping 1×

Sentence patterns with Expectantly

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and gaze expectantly at her 1× and looks expectantly at the 1× ears perked expectantly when stranger 1× he waited expectantly in front 1× lined up expectantly along the 1× overalls hover expectantly slurping on 1× people look expectantly for the 1× relate oneself expectantly to the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as two old 1× cnn and the 1× ears perked expectantly 1× i know that 1× the following friday 1× the kids once 1×

Common sentence endings:

communities his blessing 1× fight them off 1× him to return 1× is to fear 1× nothing to happen 1× of the park 1×

Words around Expectantly

Just before it in the word index:

expectant 112 expectancy 412 expectancies 26 expect 10.570 expecially 2 expe 6

Just after it in the word index:

expectants 3 expectation 999 expectations 4.280 expected 24.230 expectedly 48 expecting 2.303

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Expectantly

  • In this selection, "expectantly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, waited, waiting, look and slurping stand out and add context to how "expectantly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and gaze expectantly at her and and looks expectantly at the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "expectantly" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with expectantly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The following Friday night, he waited expectantly in front of the TV. (12 words)

To relate oneself expectantly to the possibility of evil is to fear. (12 words)

The kids, once again divided into age groups, lined up expectantly along the sidewalk of the park. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

CNN and the West waited expectantly to see a repeat of the June 4 Tiananmen incident in which the Chinese government cracked down similar protests in 1989 that led to the death of thousands of students. (36 words)

Ears perked expectantly when “Stranger Things” director Shawn Levy proclaimed himself and fellow panelists Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp the “trifecta of spoiler risks” at Netflix’s FYSee event at Raleigh Studios Saturday. (34 words)

Your child takes a toy off another child and even if that youngster doesn’t seem to mind, people look expectantly for the telling off and the enforced ‘Sorry’. (29 words)

Example sentences (11)

Back then he was an only child to doting parents and a fiancé to a sweetheart waiting expectantly for him to return.

The kids, once again divided into age groups, lined up expectantly along the sidewalk of the park.

I know that we will come expectantly, and with hope, to encounter Him afresh and take home to our churches and communities His blessing.

Your child takes a toy off another child and even if that youngster doesn’t seem to mind, people look expectantly for the telling off and the enforced ‘Sorry’.

CNN and the West waited expectantly to see a repeat of the June 4 Tiananmen incident in which the Chinese government cracked down similar protests in 1989 that led to the death of thousands of students.

The following Friday night, he waited expectantly in front of the TV.

To a metal finishing warehouse on the outskirts of Coventry where young forklift operators in craggy overalls hover expectantly, slurping on steaming hot cuppas.

Ears perked expectantly when “Stranger Things” director Shawn Levy proclaimed himself and fellow panelists Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp the “trifecta of spoiler risks” at Netflix’s FYSee event at Raleigh Studios Saturday.

As two old ladies enter her room and gaze expectantly at her, other women try to enter, but Zorba manages to fight them off.

The whole court rises and looks expectantly at the witness entrance door, only for nothing to happen.

To relate oneself expectantly to the possibility of evil is to fear.

Common combinations with expectantly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "expectantly" in a sentence?
An example: "Back then he was an only child to doting parents and a fiancé to a sweetheart waiting expectantly for him to return." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "expectantly" from authentic English texts.
What does "expectantly" mean?
Expectantly means: In an expectant manner.
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