in (the) hope of/that
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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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Investigators are combing through security video in the hope of identifying those responsible for the shooting, police said.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
In the meantime, Fiordaliso has been coming up with new ways to boost the town’s appeal in the hope of luring newcomers.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Wildlife officials worried that others would follow their lead of domesticating wild animals in the hope of profiting online.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Gone are the days when the club shelled out over $100 million on a 33-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo in the hope of finally winning the Champions League.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The lyrics of the track are about the braceros who came to this country in the hope of achieving their dreams of a better life but instead suffered.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2024
The city’s threat, other residents said, has already chilled the activities of others who had been gathering signatures on a petition in the hope of putting the land transfer up for a public vote.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
His great-great niece, Cezanne Love, and her aunt recently provided DNA samples in the hope that New Jersey’s courts would decide to clear the way for modern science to explore century-old doubts: Was an innocent man put to death?
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The couple conceived Fendley through IVF in 2020 and froze three more embryos in the hope of having another child in the future.
—Alexandra Chaidez, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
In the meantime, Fiordaliso has been coming up with new ways to boost the town’s appeal in the hope of luring newcomers.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Wildlife officials worried that others would follow their lead of domesticating wild animals in the hope of profiting online.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Gone are the days when the club shelled out over $100 million on a 33-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo in the hope of finally winning the Champions League.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The lyrics of the track are about the braceros who came to this country in the hope of achieving their dreams of a better life but instead suffered.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2024
The city’s threat, other residents said, has already chilled the activities of others who had been gathering signatures on a petition in the hope of putting the land transfer up for a public vote.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
His great-great niece, Cezanne Love, and her aunt recently provided DNA samples in the hope that New Jersey’s courts would decide to clear the way for modern science to explore century-old doubts: Was an innocent man put to death?
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The couple conceived Fendley through IVF in 2020 and froze three more embryos in the hope of having another child in the future.
—Alexandra Chaidez, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
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