in (the) hope of/that

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variants 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.

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So much is at stake that the NFL flexed this game from Sunday afternoon to Thursday night in the hope of capturing a greater audience. —

Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024 What People Are Saying New York attorney, Colleen Kerwick, said that defense lawyer, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, will carefully select the jury in the hope of finding pro-Mangione jurors. —

Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 To that end, being as strict as possible — in the hope that career civil servants will quit — will serve Trump’s ends. —

Matthew Yglesias, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024 Tunisia has taken over from Libya as a main departure point for people fleeing poverty and conflict in Africa and the Middle East in the hope of a better life in Europe. —

Billy Stockwell, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in (the) hope of/that

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