Definition of Expectancy

in a state of hoping or expecting something to happen

Examples of Expectancy in a sentence

Right before the storm, the stores restocked their shelves with expectancy of hurried shoppers.  🔊

During the teacher strike, students were asked to stay home with expectancy of understaffed schools.  🔊

The cruiser smiled with expectancy as she daydreamed about her upcoming trip to Cancun.  🔊

Waiting with expectancy, the engaged couple couldn’t wait to say their vows.  🔊

Both adoptive parents were filled with expectancy as they waited for the call that their daughter was born.  🔊

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