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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While the Blues entered the 2025/26 campaign with high hopes after lifting the Club World Cup, the team failed to live up to expectations, floundering in the Premier League and going through three different managers in the space of only a few months.
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The Sparks are 4-5 after starting the season with high hopes to make a return to the postseason.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
The Angels had high hopes for Rodriguez, who had gotten better in the previous two outings.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
The season had started with high hopes after the club’s record summer spending of $570 million on new players following Slot’s successful first campaign.
—Mark Hodge, NBC news, 30 May 2026
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The Sparks are 4-5 after starting the season with high hopes to make a return to the postseason.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
The Angels had high hopes for Rodriguez, who had gotten better in the previous two outings.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
The season had started with high hopes after the club’s record summer spending of $570 million on new players following Slot’s successful first campaign.
—Mark Hodge, NBC news, 30 May 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 10 Jun. 2026.
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