with hopes of

idiom

variants or with the hope of
: wanting something to be true : hoping that something will happen
She went back to the restaurant with hopes of finding her purse there.

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Terry Smith will serve as the interim head coach for the rest of the season for the Nittany Lions (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten), who began the year with hopes of winning the national title only to have those hopes evaporate by early October with three consecutive losses, each one more stinging than the last. Travis Johnson, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025 Too often this season, for a team with hopes of returning to the World Series, the Yankees didn’t show up. Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 The Cleveland Browns’ decision to trade Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday opened the door for rookie Shedeur Sanders to be the backup for Dillon Gabriel with hopes of getting some meaningful game action during the season. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025 The Aces had high hopes entering the season with hopes of returning to the Finals after a year’s absence from the big dance. Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for with hopes of

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“With hopes of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20hopes%20of. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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