How to Use beyond (all) expectations in a Sentence

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  • With travel demand surging beyond all expectations and Boeing’s stock price down 30% over the past year, the time for investors to buy the dip seems nearer.
    Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Look for ways to go beyond expectations, hit deadlines early and help with other team projects.
    Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 21 Oct. 2020
  • This was supported by the last-hour plunge on Thursday but the massive plunge on Friday was beyond expectations.
    Tom Aspray, Forbes, 12 June 2022
  • Up to this rough patch, both have been excellent, each delivering, much like the team, well beyond expectations.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Celebrating the nuptials of great friends was joyous enough in its own right, crystallizing the essence of what would prove to be the UM trademark was beyond expectations.
    Jason Morris, SPIN, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Could McCord once again prove to be mature beyond expectations?
    cleveland, 18 Mar. 2021
  • On the face of things, this policy has succeeded far beyond expectations.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
  • In the 15 months since California first locked down, the course of the pandemic has shifted beyond all expectations — in ways both far more grim and and hopeful than most anyone could have predicted.
    Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 June 2021
  • Given the many challenges of operating a retail store during Covid, not to mention 2,800 of them, the company’s team has risen above and beyond expectations.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The soccer establishment largely ignored the report, in part because the men’s team performed beyond all expectations at the 2002 World Cup, reaching the quarter-finals with a hefty dose of luck.
    Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
  • One method to move your content marketing to a world-class level is by issuing content that goes beyond expectations.
    Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • There’s a possibility, though, that some efforts have slowed spread beyond expectations, such as masking in schools.
    Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2021
  • As long as trading remains free, the army of retail investors that propelled GameStop and a clutch of other unlikely stocks beyond all expectations earlier this year will remain a force in the market.
    Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2021
  • While the James Webb was damaged by the micrometeoroid, the telescope is still performing beyond expectations.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 21 July 2022
  • And yet, entering her second season with the Portland Thorns, Dunn continues to soar beyond expectations.
    oregonlive, 2 Mar. 2022
  • With Calhoun on campus, Saint Joseph’s enrollment surged beyond expectations for both male and female students.
    Dom Amore, courant.com, 18 Nov. 2021
  • In Latin America, where Paramount+ has broad distribution, the show has performed beyond expectations, driving a record pace of sign-ups in markets that include Mexico.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 June 2022
  • And during the playoffs, a handful of heroic game-winning goals and gritty performances have taken him to an echelon beyond expectations.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • Raanta has played beyond expectations since stepping in for Frederik Andersen, the Hurricanes’ lead goalie, who has been sidelined since April with an undisclosed lower-body injury.
    New York Times, 29 May 2022
  • But in addition to the need for variety and cooking beyond expectations is the concern for promoting balance and healthier practices.
    Michael W. Twitty, Bon Appétit, 13 May 2021
  • Iguodala has played beyond expectations in his return to the Warriors, but head coach Steve Kerr has consistently mentioned that managing the 37-year-old’s minutes will be important throughout the season.
    Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2021
  • This amazing invention goes above and beyond expectations and refutes conventional wisdom about what is possible in the CBD sector.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2023
  • It’s always been our standard practice to go beyond expectations to show appreciation for our customers’ business, every day.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The same will likely be true in Ukraine: even if Kyiv were successful beyond all expectations and forced Russian troops to retreat across the international border, Moscow would not necessarily stop fighting.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2023
  • Despite record usage surges, U.S. networks held up far beyond expectations and even exceeded the performance of some European counterparts.
    Christopher Hutton, Washington Examiner, 15 Apr. 2021
  • About 45 percent of ticket buyers were new to the arts center, Rutter said, a figure beyond expectations and of significant value in an industry desperately trying to reach new people.
    Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020
  • The mission succeeded beyond all expectations, liberating nearly all the hostages.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Ukraine's military has performed well beyond expectations in keeping Russia at bay, though Russia has still inflicted massive destruction upon the country.
    Kevin Liptak, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The company’s shares sank 13% on Wednesday after the company reported its streaming business lost $1.4 billion last quarter, despite growing its subscriber base beyond expectations.
    Frank Pallotta, CNN, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Analyze the feedback and plan next steps to deliver beyond expectations while also increasing your communication with all board members and stakeholders.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 June 2021

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