Below you will find example sentences with "widely expected". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Widely Expected in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: widely
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 14
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.2 words

Words in this phrase

widely expected

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • widely can mean: In a wide manner; across a wide area. Frequent word
  • expected can mean: Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

but is widely expected to do 1× chamisa was widely expected to reward 1× compact are widely expected at the 1× covid is widely expected to cause 1× desantis is widely expected to enter 1× for the widely expected counterattack by 1× france are widely expected to face 1× had been widely expected that hunt 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a quarter point 1× according to british 1× after a lull 1× although the expected 1× but the exodus 1× but the people 1×

Common sentence endings:

confirmed his plans 2× become for republicans 1× compact electric van 1× counterattack by ukraine 1× event in august 1× in early may 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

president 5× further 3× election 3× south 3× africa 3× week 3× policy 3× desantis 3× 2024 3× decision 2× ahead 2× anc 2×

Related phrases

widely used widely regarded widely known widely available vary widely widely seen

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around widely:

widely used 20× widely known 14× widely available 13× widely seen 8×

Just before it in the phrase index:

widely available wide web wide variety wide receivers wide receiver wide range

Just after it in the phrase index:

widely known widely regarded widely seen widely used wider audience wider community

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

widely used widely regarded widely known widely available widely seen

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "widely expected" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as but is widely expected to do, chamisa was widely expected to reward, president, further and election stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with widely used, widely regarded, widely known, widely used, widely known and widely available, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with widely expected

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

He is widely expected to seek re-election in 2024, although he has not confirmed his plans. (17 words)

According to British sources, Russia is now mainly preparing its forces for the widely expected counterattack by Ukraine. (18 words)

DeSantis has not announced his intention to run for the Republican nomination but is widely expected to do so. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Although the expected appointments were likely to open floodgates of serious jostling, Chamisa was widely expected to reward those who stood by him as he settled as substantive president following the death of founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai last month. (39 words)

After a lull in Russian attacks on civilian targets in recent months, which saw Kyiv go days without an attack, Moscow has intensified its air raids over the past week ahead of a widely expected Ukrainian counter-offensive. (38 words)

Former Vice President Mike Pence who is widely expected to enter the race at some stage, is a distant third and Nikki Haley, the Indian-American former US ambassador to UN, is even further away in fourth position. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

The decision, which was widely expected, will be seen as a further sign of disunity in the movement ahead of the general election, in which the long-dominant ANC is expected to lose ground.

Although the expected appointments were likely to open floodgates of serious jostling, Chamisa was widely expected to reward those who stood by him as he settled as substantive president following the death of founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai last month.

South Africa: ANC leaders expected to ask President Zuma to resign (Today) - Leaders of South Africa's governing party are widely expected to ask the president to step.

The handset isn't expected to be launched until later this year as the Xperia XZ3 and XZ3 Compact are widely expected at the IFA 2018 event in August.

According to British sources, Russia is now mainly preparing its forces for the widely expected counterattack by Ukraine.

After a lull in Russian attacks on civilian targets in recent months, which saw Kyiv go days without an attack, Moscow has intensified its air raids over the past week ahead of a widely expected Ukrainian counter-offensive.

A quarter point jump in the cost of borrowing, currently at 4 per cent, had been widely expected when the Bank of England's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee meets this week.

But the exodus from big cities hit hard by Covid is widely expected to cause a spike in cases in under-resourced rural areas.

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But the People's Bank of China is also widely expected to cut its benchmark loan prime interest rates on Tuesday, following a similar reduction in medium-term policy loans last week.

DeSantis has not announced his intention to run for the Republican nomination but is widely expected to do so.

DeSantis is widely expected to enter the 2024 race once the Florida Legislature concludes its current session in early May.

Ford teased a new EV for its “pro” line of commercial vehicles in Europe, and this was widely expected to be a new compact electric van.

Former Vice President Mike Pence who is widely expected to enter the race at some stage, is a distant third and Nikki Haley, the Indian-American former US ambassador to UN, is even further away in fourth position.

France are widely expected to face reigning champions South Africa in the quarter-finals next weekend but could face world number one Ireland, or even Scotland.

Further tightening of policy was widely expected (not unanimously though) and the Singapore dollar had risen going into the decision.

Ghazouani, who has overseen the West African country’s relative stability in the violence-wracked Sahel, is widely expected to seek re-election next year, though he has not confirmed his plans.

He is widely expected to seek re-election in 2024, although he has not confirmed his plans.

Hours later, DeSantis, who is widely expected to run for president in 2024, quietly signed the ban into law with little fanfare, underscoring just how complicated the issue has become for Republicans.

Interest rates are widely expected to rise by 0.25% to 4.75% on Thursday but some suggest they could now go up to 5%.

It had been widely expected that Hunt would use the statement to announce tax cuts, with him and Sunak having come under pressure from their own backbenches in recent months over the tax burden.

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