How to Use hopefully in a Sentence

hopefully

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  • They gazed up at us hopefully.
  • Hopefully, things will get better soon.
  • That was a first and hopefully a last.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Not just do it but hopefully crush it.
    — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
  • But again, so much of it will hopefully be the same.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
  • But the kind that is, hopefully, built to last.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • So one day, hopefully, that will come to fruition.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • So that was my goal, just to have fun, and hopefully win some games.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
  • That’s it for now – the next few days will (hopefully) be busy.
    — Jacob Rousseau, The Providence Journal, 26 Feb. 2026
  • If not this time, hopefully soon!
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • That’s, hopefully, in for a change.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 May 2026
  • If one thing’s for sure, there will be more memes (and hopefully more hot dogs).
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 May 2022
  • Maybe a little hit on the crop but hopefully not too big of a hit.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Their clothes might change, or their hair might change, and their jokes hopefully will change.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
  • There could be a few clouds but hopefully not enough to be a problem.
    — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022
  • But hopefully, Mooney will be ready to go next week.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Go to the next level — go to the league, both of us hopefully.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This is huge for me and hopefully, this piece of art resonates.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 18 Mar. 2022
  • There will hopefully be some good lessons on how not to repeat it.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • And hopefully be able to take that and have even greater impact.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Go to the next level — go to the league, both of us, hopefully.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The race will not be rescheduled this year but will hopefully take place next year.
    — al, 11 Dec. 2021
  • And so, yeah, hopefully there are more points like that in the future too.
    — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Millick said, hopefully, this is enough to keep him in place.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Wednesday was a great first step and hopefully a sign of even more progress to come.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Save that for me; don't do it on anyone else,' so hopefully, soon.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 10 May 2022
  • Time to get back to work and hopefully found out a few things about myself along the way.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2022
  • So this is my first step, my first podium, and hopefully much more [to come].
    — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Just need to breathe as a unit and get a couple big hits there, and hopefully that turns.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 May 2026
  • And, hopefully, guys can’t get caught up in moments.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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