How to Use hope in a Sentence

hope

1 of 2 verb
  • Let's hope that the strike ends soon.
  • I hope I haven't bored you.
  • That's what she hoped would happen.
  • I hope you're feeling better soon.
  • No one knows yet if anyone survived the crash. At this point, we can only hope.
  • Everyone in your family is well, I hope.
  • But the trip doesn’t quite go as hoped.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The Cubs will have to hope that works.
    — Jared Wyllys, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That could lead to hope for next season.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Alubri hopes to help change that.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Let’s hope the final lives up to those.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • They were locked in, hoping for a foul ball.
    — Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
  • That’s more than most can begin to hope for.
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Now fans hope the team’s play on the field will be as good as this video.
    — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • Those deals haven’t worked out as well as the Mets had hoped.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Democrats hope to wrap up the inquiry by the end of the year.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Her lawyers hope that her plea will make the court more lenient.
    — New York Times, 27 July 2022
  • Where a stranger sees two kids hoping for a ball and steps in.
    — Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
  • What do you guys hope your fans would take away from this album?
    — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 27 July 2022
  • At this point, maybe that’s the best Dodger fans can hope for.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Browns feel the same way, and hope to get some good news soon.
    — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 3 June 2019
  • The Crew hopes to wreak chaos in this series.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Roberts had hoped to confront the King.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • SpaceX will hope to get lucky and hit a gap in the storms this evening.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 July 2019
  • Collins hopes to build off his strong game Friday night.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Given the brisk start then, is there still hope that the best is yet to come?
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • Bonta hopes to move dirt this fall or early next spring.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Howe will certainly hope that is the case.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Fans will hope to see more before the window shuts.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Many are hoping that a third trailer will go out the same day.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

hope

2 of 2 noun
  • The goal raised the hopes of the team.
  • He told them the truth with the hope that they would understand.
  • The hope is that there will be a settlement soon.
  • The drug has brought hope to thousands of sufferers.
  • The lawyers do not want to raise false hopes of an early settlement.
  • When they started their life together, they were young and full of hope.
  • The latest reports hold out hope for a possible end to this crisis.
  • Rescuers have not yet abandoned hope that more survivors will be found.
  • We allowed ourselves to entertain hopes that the crisis would end soon.
  • He had little hope of attending college.
  • Berríos’ hopes have hit a snag.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • For a while there, there was hope.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But there is hope for night owls.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Those hopes were dashed, once again.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • Oil prices fell on hopes of a deal.
    — Kareem Chehayeb, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This gives us hope that spring is near.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Maybe don't set your hopes that high.
    — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Which, to your point, still leaves hope.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
  • So there’s still hope for Getz.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
  • My hope is that where there is a will, there is a way.
    — Ryan Oehrli february 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Was his only hope to make an out?
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Some days that hope can seem futile.
    — Douglas Brinkley, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • All of this work is built on the same thing, and that is hope.
    — Maka Monture, Teen Vogue, 22 Nov. 2018
  • That’s my only goal, and my hope.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
  • On good days, the hope feels electric.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • His sermon is filled with hope.
    — Irene Gonzalez, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • Still, there are some glimmers of hope.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 13 June 2026
  • Hope is always a big one, hope and courage.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
  • So that gives me a lot of hope for the future.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There is still hope that Hamas will do what is right.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

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