hoped

Definition of hopednext
past tense of hope

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hoped Patients and the company had hoped the therapy could move into an FDA review based on existing evidence, a hope that was dashed Monday. Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
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Verb
  • Those who wished to see Garner clad in fishnets and rubber bracelets as the Material Girl will still have a chance.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell wished the crew well in a recording made two months before his death last August.
    Marcia Dunn, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Morgan once dreamed of being an actress in New York and is growing restless as a schoolteacher in a stale relationship with Max (Jack Innanen), who she’s known forever.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Glover is a Pomona native who dreamed of becoming an astronaut while flying through the air as a pole vaulter at Ontario High School.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The cave system was significantly impacted by construction of the Maya Train under former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, intended to connect Tulum and other tourist destinations to remote areas.
    Ryan Brennan April 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The archival, iconic footage of Jordan scoring 38 points while dealing with illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals was intended to inspire willpower in a Bruins team that had run shakily out of the starting gate in its last two tournament games.
    Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Inside Inter Miami’s latest episode discusses how the new stadium looked, felt and how the operational logistics played out during its premiere last Saturday with reactions from team owners David Beckham and Jorge Mas.
    Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • From this distance, the moon looked about as big as a basketball held at arm's length, NASA officials said during the Artemis 2 livestream.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The ordinance was proposed by Legislative Vice Chair Sean Smith, who recently ended his bid for Congress.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
  • During a space-to-ground news conference late Wednesday, Wiseman said crewmates Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen proposed the out-of-this-world memorial when the crew was in medical quarantine before a few days before launch.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Breakfast Ride and Cowboy Cookout are two unique dining experiences the whole family will love, and adult guests will appreciate the new spa planned for late 2027.
    Julie Bielenberg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Harrison, who declined to discuss his friend’s personal life, had a T-shirt made for Friday night’s vigil in Metayer’s honor at Coral Springs City Hall, one of several planned around South Florida in the coming days.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In 2007, Morganroth — then known by her birth name April McClellan — was charged with cashing a $5,000 welfare check in Arizona meant for her brother, according to court documents.
    Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The security gates are meant to be a neat assembly line, not a five-car pileup.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Mattress slackers do have an excuse, however, since some of the newer mattress-in-a-box brands aren't designed to flip.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Organic pesticides can still have environmental impacts because they are designed to control living organisms.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026

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“Hoped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoped. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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