with hopes of

phrase

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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The Hornets have about $7 million from the school in NIL funding and a stadium that will hold about 22,000 fans with hopes of building a new stadium soon. ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Around this time last camp, Rivers switched from tackle to guard with hopes of finding a better NFL fit for his skill set. Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Fayat, a 19-year-old from Kendall with hopes of becoming an investment banker, and his family came to the United States from Cuba about 2 1/2 years ago. Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 At the time, Bourdain was a 19-year-old student at Vassar College with hopes of becoming a writer. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026 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 31 Aug. 2026.

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