in (the) hope of/that

idiom

variants or in hopes of/that

: with the hope that something will happen or could happen

He returned to the crime scene in (the) hope of finding further evidence.

He waited in hopes that she would show up.

Examples of in (the) hope of/that in a Sentence

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Experts say there can be a tendency among perpetrators to minimize their role — sometimes in the hope of a shorter prison sentence, sometimes because the trauma of the genocide alters a perpetrator's memory. —Courtney Dorning, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024

AfD politicians joined the farmer protests in the hope of bolstering their position as the second-strongest party in German polls ahead of key regional elections in the fall. —Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024

Yet Rizzo told me that dumping is rampant in working-class, outer-borough neighborhoods, where residents have long felt overlooked by the Department of Sanitation, and that many people have welcomed the surveillance cameras in the hope of getting relief from all the junk. —Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024

The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians in Oregon has also shown support for reintroduction, in the hope of restoring this historical relationship with sea otters. —Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024

Two years ago, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, France was the odd country out, still trying to engage Moscow in the hope of restraining Russian President Vladimir Putin. —Célia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024

Police used a drone team Thursday afternoon to search areas south of Lawrence in the hope of uncovering leads on Brings Plenty’s whereabouts, the department said in a news release. —Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024

Security analysts say most electoral violence tends to occur at municipal level, where gangs exert pressure to influence the outcome in the hope of securing more control over drug trafficking and other criminal rackets. —Reuters, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024

The China Passenger Car Association has warned that price cuts could lead to consumers delaying their purchases in the hope of future discounts. —Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 3 Apr. 2024