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Example sentences for "expectantly"

Lexicographically close words:
expeckit; expect; expectance; expectancy; expectant; expectants; expectat; expectation; expectations; expected
  1. Three hours elapsed before he put aside the fourth act and turned expectantly to Alison.

  2. The distance wasn't as great as she had thought; in a brief moment she was standing before the door of the bedroom as though she had just come out--her gaze directed expectantly toward the small staircase.

  3. Chiefs and elders met him with scarcely concealed scorn, and waited expectantly to hear his strong, foreign language.

  4. He had made the trip over from Butte the day before, and now expectantly awaited the appearance of the Honorable William.

  5. The convention was called to order, and Mrs. Latimer, thrilling with the sense of unknown possibilities, sat in the crowded gallery, and settled expectantly to the excitement of the balloting.

  6. He finds out places where he thinks the fish is lying, and expectantly drops his bait beyond the edge of the reeds on the point of land.

  7. She also hears the splashing of the bird, and shouts and strange thumps on the boat-planks; and she keeps her blue-black pupils fixed expectantly upon the great dark shadow up there.

  8. He looked about expectantly for Mrs. Evringham or her daughter.

  9. He looked up expectantly as the doctor entered.

  10. Jewel, the flush of sleep on her cheeks, was looking expectantly toward the door.

  11. Seizing it hastily, she looked expectantly at the postmark.

  12. They just sat still and gazed, all the while sucking their candy, and looking expectantly at the alluring parcels under the tree.

  13. The girls gathered expectantly in the hall, dressed according to their Captain's directions.

  14. She looked around expectantly for the canoe, but did not see it among the boats.

  15. Burke, after the lawyer had left him, watched the door expectantly for the coming of the girl, whom he had ordered brought before him.

  16. Garson cried; and he looked expectantly toward the stenographer.

  17. Grace turned from the mirror and seated herself expectantly on the arm of a chair.

  18. Sure," said the reckless driver, turning her bright black eyes expectantly upon them.

  19. It seemed as though all the world was there, waiting expectantly for the royal family.

  20. Miss Priscilla, and waited expectantly for Bellew to continue.

  21. On the opposite side the man was standing, his eyeglasses on his nose, looking expectantly toward the door.

  22. One ear was turned expectantly toward the door.

  23. In the breathless stillness that followed, while every one expectantly awaited the outcome, a deep, heart-rending sob was heard.

  24. He is expectantly waiting our response, expectantly waiting the day when things will have ripened on the earth for the next step in the great plan.

  25. Pine Creek would certainly have a ham; but we had a Vealer and faith in Cheon, and waited expectantly for the Dandy, sure the Elsey would "come out top-fellow.

  26. A growing realization of the imperfections of the existing order led them to look ever more expectantly to the time when the prophetic ideals of justice and mercy would be realized in society, as well as in the character of the individual.

  27. Outside of the bulwarks their eager crews with one hand clung to the rail, while one foot was expectantly poised on the gunwale.

  28. The spectators, who had seated themselves as best they could, looked expectantly toward the New Yorker.

  29. I can't stand for his gettin' any fifteen years," he concluded, glancing expectantly at the spectators.

  30. She waited, listening expectantly for his answer.

  31. Slotman saw him pause and turn expectantly to the door at the far end of the room.

  32. Zephyr looked expectantly at Firmstone, and then continued: "I also wish to remark that there are certain inconveniences connected with being an uncommonly level-headed man.

  33. The porter dropped the paper and sprang up; the boys came expectantly forward.

  34. He was there, sitting in her own cosy armchair, and he looked round expectantly as the door opened.

  35. Ethel lay back in a low, lounging chair with a big ostrich feather fan in her hand, and she looked up expectantly into her lover's face.

  36. I turned expectantly to Zimmern, who now gave Grauble an account of the tragedy and romance of Marguerite's life.

  37. It had been a noble effort for so young a memory and as the proud master looked at me expectantly I could do nothing less than nod my appreciation.

  38. Red waited expectantly but there was visible discomfort in the uneasy demeanor of the other three men.


  39. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "expectantly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.