with hopes of
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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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Greene should come back this season and maybe even by the end of the month, but the Reds can’t afford to gamble on his — or any one of their starters’ — being enough to make it through the season with hopes of playing into October.
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Durrett was hired with hopes of curtailing the city’s growing problem of youth violence.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
Brindley has spoken with Trump associates as recently as yesterday, with hopes of reaching the President to get his urgent attention.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 June 2025
He was called up from Iowa on May 19 with hopes of improved hitting, but that hasn’t been the case.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Durrett was hired with hopes of curtailing the city’s growing problem of youth violence.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
Brindley has spoken with Trump associates as recently as yesterday, with hopes of reaching the President to get his urgent attention.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 June 2025
He was called up from Iowa on May 19 with hopes of improved hitting, but that hasn’t been the case.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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“With hopes of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20hopes%20of. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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