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.
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Microdosing, more commonly associated with hallucinogenics, is the practice of taking tiny amounts of a drug, in the hope of feeling some of its benefits, without risking the full side effects.
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Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Daytona Beach Police Department has put Hazelle’s case in their Cold Case Playing Cards program — an initiative in which unsolved cases are featured on playing cards provided to prison inmates in the hope of generating leads.
—Kyani Reid, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado / France(Director and Screenwriter: Natalia León, Producer: Luc Camilli) —Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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
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Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Daytona Beach Police Department has put Hazelle’s case in their Cold Case Playing Cards program — an initiative in which unsolved cases are featured on playing cards provided to prison inmates in the hope of generating leads.
—Kyani Reid, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado / France(Director and Screenwriter: Natalia León, Producer: Luc Camilli) —Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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
See all Example Sentences for in (the) hope of/that
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“In (the) hope of/that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20%28the%29%20hope%20of%2Fthat. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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