Example sentences for: expectation

How can you use “expectation” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Roucouyennes (Caribs) rubbed their dogs with Hibiscus abelmoschus with the expectation that its pungent smell would prevent jaguars from biting their dogs [ 21 ] . Tukanoan tribes in South America also believed that deer had an inoffensive body odour that was linked to their diet of "pure" foods such as fresh sprouts, young green leaves and sweet fruits [ 31 ] . Tukanoan tribes also believed that people and animals have smells related to the food that they eat and the environment that they lived in [ 31 ] . This association of animal smells with their environment is perhaps what the informant was referring to in his reference to an agouti and the smell of its Piper marginatum "bed".

  • After consent and assent forms were signed, subjects completed an expectation of benefits questionnaire, and parents completed a demographic information form.

  • But the reason Amazon's stock is such a high-flyer is that there is a widespread expectation that someday Amazon will be a gigantically profitable corporation itself.

  • To meet BLM's expectation to establish cooperative and constructive relationships that facilitate input from a range of stakeholders, the senior executive who heads the Montana state office set an expectation to expand partnerships and maintain close working relationships with national interest groups in his individual plan for the 2001 performance appraisal cycle.

  • Specifically, an expectation in his action plan is to improve how customers are treated during collection and examination activities by ensuring that examiners explain to customers their taxpayer rights, as well as why they were selected for examination and what they could expect.


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