How to Use high hopes in a Sentence

high hopes

noun
  • But team members have high hopes.
    — Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Block had high hopes for the season.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Fans of the first film had reason for high hopes.
    — Michael Ordoña, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Fans of the first film had reason for high hopes.
    — Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The show’s creators have high hopes.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Heat has high hopes for Jovic, too.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The Heat has high hopes for Jovic, too.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
  • One of many reasons the Jaguars have high hopes this spring.
    — Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
  • At first, researchers had high hopes for the poison.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
  • That pushback did not dim Wiener’s high hopes for the new law.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Despite the high hopes for the new tests, there are many questions.
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 30 May 2023
  • One day after the big win, fans have high hopes for the future.
    — Sara MacHi, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
  • There were high hopes the app would help people stay in treatment longer.
    — Aneri Pattani, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Do the Browns truly have high hopes for Sanders?
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • What are the high hopes for Saturday night?
    — New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But both teams came into this season with high hopes about going all the way.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Evers has high hopes for the project that sits just off the Katy Trail.
    — Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Larry, on the other hand, has high hopes and his fingers crossed.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025
  • Zogata has high hopes for a big season.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Volvo has high hopes of the EX30.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The Kings entered the season with high hopes, but things haven’t gone as planned.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The founders all have big plans for the new year, and high hopes for expansion and growth for the years to come.
    — Essence, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Munie has high hopes for Werner with the Quakes.
    — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The Jets have high hopes for Fields and their offense this season.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
  • Red Bull has high hopes for the 22-year-old, but the learning curve may be steep.
    — Dan Cancian, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This old scout has high hopes for right-handed hitting Carter Kieboom.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Dahm does hear from parishioners who have high hopes for Pope Leo’s tenure.
    — Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
  • With blight now in the rearview, the businesses have high hopes for a thriving future.
    — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Heading into the season, the Hawks have high hopes for the first time in quite a while.
    — Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Given his track record, there have been high hopes for the filmmaker’s latest.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 19 May 2026

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