high hopes

noun

: a strong feeling that something good will happen or be true
We had high hopes of winning the game.

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SpaceX has high hopes for Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built. Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026 High school football teams across the Orlando area are starting a new season with a clean slate and high hopes. Kathy Laughlin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 Leicester City inevitably start as favourites for an immediate return to the Championship, while Luton Town, Plymouth Argyle and Huddersfield Town also have high hopes and competitive budgets. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The network had high hopes for Ellis, too, installing him as the show’s sole writer and executive producer. Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high hopes

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“High hopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20hopes. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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