Examples of 'they were expecting' in a sentence

Meaning of "they were expecting"

Indicates that a certain group of people had specific expectations about a situation, event, or outcome. It suggests that there was anticipation or a preconceived notion about what would happen or the behavior of someone

How to use "they were expecting" in a sentence

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they were expecting
They were a couple and they were expecting a child.
They were expecting a delivery from us to the mainland.
I do not know what they were expecting to happen.
They were expecting to be paid a lot of cash.
I do not think they were expecting any resistance.
They were expecting an attack from the english.
With the one they were expecting.
They were expecting the kingdom to be established immediately.
I was happy to learn they were expecting a third child.
They were expecting an invasion that never happened.
She was definitely not what they were expecting.
I felt like they were expecting me at the bank.
He was not the military leader they were expecting.
They were expecting a lot of people that night.
It was also announced that they were expecting a child.

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They were expecting him any time soon.
It looked like what they were expecting.
It was as if they were expecting an attack at any given moment.
It would be terrible if they were expecting him.
I knew they were expecting something different too.
I do not know maybe they were expecting us.
They were expecting a strong leader to liberate them.
They say that they were expecting it.
They were expecting a baby girl in a few months.
I told you they were expecting this.
They were expecting half a truck for us.
It was like they were expecting us.
They were expecting me to lead them to a patch.
I am not really sure what they were expecting from me.
They were expecting us but this is ridiculous.
I wonder what they were expecting to find.
They were expecting their first child.
They said that they were expecting.
Or they were expecting some serious trouble.
They replied that they were expecting their mate.
They were expecting trouble so they had someone filming it.
This could be because they were expecting something deeper.
They were expecting a very important package in the mail.
The couple did not know they were expecting a baby.
Maybe they were expecting it to run long.
It also seems like they were expecting him.
Said they were expecting three more.
I am thinking those are not the recruiters they were expecting.
It was as if they were expecting a broken glass to repair itself.
Now we have made the attempt they were expecting.
They were expecting reinforcements and supplies to arrive by air.
That means that they were expecting something big.
They were expecting two baby girls.
Sure seems like they were expecting a tip.
They were expecting a delivery from us to the main land.

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