How to Use hopefully in a Sentence

hopefully

adverb
  • They gazed up at us hopefully.
  • Hopefully, things will get better soon.
  • And hopefully that adds to the dread of, 'Is this going to be the big death of this movie?
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • So that was my goal, just to have fun, and hopefully win some games.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
  • For their sake, the ad hopefully won’t be a repeat of the 2024 Grammys.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2024
  • So hopefully San Diegans will check out the Desmond and spread the word.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • This isn’t the end for Levis, and hopefully his wait will end on Friday.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Just trying to train smart, ease back in, and be ready for something, hopefully, by the end of the year.
    Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • That’s the kind of plot hole that Deadpool 3 will hopefully fix.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The house, which needs the most work, will hopefully be completed in the summer.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
  • He’s listed as day-to-day, so hopefully this doesn’t turn out to be long-term.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2023
  • My whole thing is trying to just be there for the artists and blend into the background and hopefully be of some use to them.
    Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2022
  • So, mom and dad, hopefully, fingers crossed, can be home in April, May.
    Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
  • All of that income from last year hopefully made for a sweet start to 2023 for these A-listers.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Here’s what to watch out for, from scary and soapy to hopefully funny, with trips to both Marvel and DC worlds.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Then one day, hopefully, the doctors or the scientists can come up with a cure.
    Breanna Bell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
  • For a lot of people, the onset of winter means one thing: powder, and hopefully lots of it.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Aulakh said that hopefully, the robots will also affect the taste of the restaurant's food - for the better.
    Joy Benedict, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • And as things hopefully get better, the music will change as well.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
  • This song turns up the heat, and hopefully is just the first of more collaborations to come from these two.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2023
  • That means the carrier would start with two to three flights a week and then hopefully ramp up, said the ambassador.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
  • That's always part of the fun, so hopefully this list will inspire you to get started.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2024
  • And hopefully my speech is persuasive enough to keep her in there.
    John Woodrow Cox, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Chicken parm is just the tip of the iceberg at the latest, but hopefully not the last, Caruso’s Grocery.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • This is not a quick thing to fix, so hopefully ‘Darkest Hour’ will be able to contribute to that for a long time to come.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Give your baby a safe spot to learn to love broccoli (hopefully).
    Marisa Lascala and Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The new design will hopefully result in smoother flights.
    Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2023
  • This means that the house will go onto the market wider, hopefully selling for a profit.
    Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 5 Nov. 2023
  • In addition to hopefully relaxing, a holiday beloved by kids falls during the school break of George, 11, Charlotte, 9, and Louis, 6 — Halloween!
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Everything must fit just so, together, and often works with an element of surprise, and hopefully a sense opening.
    Monica Hooper, arkansasonline.com, 10 Oct. 2024

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