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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Block had high hopes for the season.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Zogata has high hopes for a big season.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
But, now that a more robust film incentive passed in Texas, Powell has high hopes of changing that should the show get a second season.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
There are relatively high hopes for Williams, who didn't put up big stats at the University of Georgia but did win a national championship there in 2022.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Zogata has high hopes for a big season.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
But, now that a more robust film incentive passed in Texas, Powell has high hopes of changing that should the show get a second season.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
There are relatively high hopes for Williams, who didn't put up big stats at the University of Georgia but did win a national championship there in 2022.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
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 10 Sep. 2025.
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