He didn’t know what to expect, but things seemed reasonably normal there, busier than at Vincent de Paul. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I expect Fuchsia to smirk and maybe throw something at me, but she doesn’t. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

We had less trouble enticing him to the car than I’d expected. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I think he’s doing a lot better than I expected.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Harry had expected, the trials took most of the morning. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It be like knowing all the world is expecting you to be nurturer, when maybe you want to hunt. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t know where I expected Bo to live, but it was not here. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I had always expected to become devout. All my family died very devout. But somehow it does not come.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t push me hard, but I stumbled back, because I wasn’t expecting it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I expected something gritty and grimy, but this place looked more sterile than a doctor’s office. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Kyle half expected him to start scratching the toe of his shoe at the dirt, searching for chicken feed. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

William and the dozen other oblates would be expected to sit quietly and absorb the “wisdom” that Bartholomew bestowed upon them. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I could tell by my father’s tone that he didn’t really expect an answer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He expected his story to dovetail into milkwarm commiseration, but before Nel could excrete it, Sula said she didn’t know about that—it looked like a pretty good life to her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I kept expecting him to change his mind, to get down on his knees and beg Mami not to leave. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

An understanding of expected values is helpful in analyzing most casino games, as well as the lesser- known game of chuck-a-luck which is played at carnivals in the Midwest and England. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘What do you suppose he meant when he said he had expected something like me turning up as soon as that cup was stolen?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end, I really expected to see a dog in front of me! P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There the hobbits took what they expected would be their last meal before they went down into the Nameless Land, maybe the last meal they would ever eat together. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They ran to the gates, expecting to see them wide open and Mr. Wonka standing there to welcome his workers back. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t expect you to understand,” he said. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

On the other hand ... you just don’t say a thing like that and not expect a son to demand an explanation. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You’re welcome again. I expect great things from you guys now.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Neither one of us knew what to expect. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I cross the floor slowly, as if that same someone might jump out, and open the door to my closet, half expecting it to lead into the real version of my room, the right one. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She didn’t ever expect to see Momma again, she realized. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not that I expected a ton of Bibles stacked on the backseat, but I was surprised to see that, inside, it was like anybody else’s car. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I supposed it was too much to expect an apology from Ucho, the Hot Pepper, but at least he wasn’t speaking harsh words anymore. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I asked if she expected that the police officer who had shot Prince would be charged. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

They had expected a guard to be posted outside the house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Most of them had had sneaker-lace or yo-yo knots untied by Maniac, and they expected this would only take a couple of seconds longer. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even her criticisms—which were as common as her praise—were not what Mia had expected. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Harry, who had expected Lupin to deny that he’d done any such thing, was taken aback. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I settle into place, and the fabric sighs as if it was expecting me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had expected something horrible—a skull, perhaps, or a bundle of snakes. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

You know, in our culture, when a loved one dies, you’re expected to wail and cry to properly show your grief. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

And he judged that northward was, maybe, the way that their hunters would least expect them to take. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I expect Hideo’s next words to have something to do with my hacking incident, so I immediately start to stammer some sort of apology, as if that might help my case. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lyra had asked the question expecting the answer No, in fact, for Mrs. Coulter had such an air of glamour that Lyra was entranced. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe she doesn’t expect any better than bad manners out of me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“What are the rules? And this time, I expect a straight answer.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Did she expect general joy about this arrangement? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Well don’t let it get around or people will start expecting great things from me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what to expect, because I have never been inside. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I kept expecting something to stop me, a hand on my shoulder a whisper that would reverse if not my entire life, than this incomplete moment. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Within weeks, the Post- Intelligencer was warning the locals to expect company, and competition for those jobs, soon. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

That feeling that being with Irene kept giving me when I least expected it again floated up in me like a hot-air balloon and I looked away. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

They not only expected them, but also produced them. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The outpost officer, who outranked Tallmadge, reluctantly agreed but insisted that a report about Anderson be sent on to Arnold at West Point—where Arnold was expecting a visit from George Washington. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up, expecting to see a witch. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I expect that old giant knows where he’s going,’ the young pilot said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps one of them has given birth before, can tell her what to expect. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Others were on guard, as if expecting a siege at any moment. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And then he gets a little smug, and says something I’m not expecting at all. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“No one expected you to amount to much,” she told me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope you weren’t expecting something better,” I said apologetically, moving my trunk against my bed to make the floor space seem larger. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

To make things worse, that afternoon Miss Ehlis gave our class an assignment I was not expecting. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nor did I expect to meet so many workers with college diplomas. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He half expected Wylan wouldn’t follow, but he could hear the merchling behind him, breathing hard, a low whistle in his lungs as they pounded toward the next stack of barrels. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“They didn’t expect me to come through it,” proudly declared a third, “but...” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea what to expect; he didn’t know if he’d see tomorrow. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Grandpop was the one who would always ask if Genie was taking care of his father, which made it seem to Genie that his grandparents expected him to take care of everybody. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Her husband refused to display the deference one might expect from a policeman. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Most of all I cried because of kindness, which I had not expected. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m pleased to have found a friend at these balls, where I expected to find only tedium. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“How can any of you ever expect to play in a professional orchestra if you cannot keep time on a lullaby? Now again!” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I did. And I don’t expect you to be happy. I expect you to not allow your unhappiness with the situation to manifest in the form of unhappiness with me personally.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The potatoes I'd been expecting have apparently either been clarified to an essence or were used to stoke the grill. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, if it’s romance you want, don’t expect too much from our Feral.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t have just gone over there like that. You couldn’t expect them to just let you come right in.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As I watched you stacking pieces of cardboard and humming joyfully, the realization stabbed me that even I expected too little of you. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I look around wildly, expecting to see the silver armor and red capes of Empire legionnaires, but the backyard is still. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Sure,” I said, fully expecting something would go wrong the way it always did. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The policeman lifted his truncheon, and I closed my eyes, expecting a blow; it didn’t come. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kendra stared at the bushes and trees, expecting to find spiteful eyes glaring back at her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I expect as i well it was the sight of my own father, vegetating in his chair by the fire. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They pushed the door open, and the five of them stood there, expecting to see a huge mess, ripped-up drawings, chaos. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Finally, the depot master at the railroad told Jack’s mother not to expect the shipment, that the Nazis were seizing everything coming in by rail. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

And Britain’s Royal Air Force, in a gallant and furious fight against the Luftwaffe, turned out to be a stronger opponent than Germany had expected. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe because their boss expected them to do something once in a while: shoot a coyote or catch a Mexican. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I expect to see legionnaires behind her like before, but she is alone. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t expect that you’ll ever understand me, much less forgive me, you might not even read these words, if your mother gives them to you at all. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Though many mothers expect the separations to be short, typically they last six to eight years, says Analuisa Espinoza, a Los Angeles Unified School District social worker who specializes in immigrants. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Not the reaction I was expecting,” Lily said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“We have more pressing matters to discuss. I have sent the Green Grace to die Yunkishmen to make arrangements for the release of our hostages. I expect her back by midday with their answer.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Well, it centers him in a way he doesn’t expect. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They expected you to pay attention and work hard, and to sit still and not cause trouble. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was afraid Jason might shut her out, but he just lowered his head like he’d been expecting the question. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her eyes darted around a little bit, like she was expecting something awful to happen but didn’t want to show that she was expecting it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

How can they expect us to get ready in such a short time? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Immediately. The defenders of Olympus are badly wounded. They will not expect a quick attack. Besides, we know this drakon they cannot beat.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Charles did not reply until he had received four anxious letters, and then he replied coolly, “I didn’t hardly expect you anyway,” and he went on with a detailed account of farm and animals. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He would take Mr. Katz off guard when the man least expected it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Still, Bunderson concluded, “I don’t expect you to find this what you want, but we do need to consider it as a settlement and discuss it thoroughly.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t been expecting the cheers, the thunder of applause. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

His company boosted net income by 14 percent in 2008, and he fully expects the growth to continue. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then their hearts rose, for it seemed plain that they had come further already than they had expected. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

This time I really did expect Mr. Ferris to be waiting for Luke and me after school with our belongings in plastic bags. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Even though they didn’t expect a warm welcome, no one was to be seen at the station, not even the attendants. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And it did cause a certain amount of excitement, but not at all what we expected. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

There's no excuse for the behavior I exhibited and I don't expect you to forgive me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Yes, the Evil One is expecting him—but is that necessarily a very good thing? The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“You work too hard. One can't be up at all hours and expect not to be affected.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“About your plane ride. You never did expect it to get off the ground, did you?” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She expected the door to be locked, but when she pulled on it, the door opened. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

And if his seed quickened, she expected he would see to the child's needs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"I regret if we caused you alarm. If truth be told, we were not certain, we expected someone more . . . more . . ." "Regal?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The last book on the stack nearest to Taisin was the largest yet, and Taisin opened it expecting more of the same. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t think Connor expected me to be such a good player. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The trip was a blur, and tougher than they had expected; the truck’s cab was smaller than they’d planned, so it was harder to rest. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slam my palm against the wall in front of me, expecting the pane to break. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

All the people crowding the library cupped hands to their ears as the whistling stretched on far longer than the cousins expected. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Jethro walked closer, his gun raised, and after a minute, the human voice which he had been half expecting to hear called out to him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” continued the watchdog impatiently, “since you got here by not thinking, it seems reasonable to expect that, in order to get out, you must start thinking.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She expects fustiness, an elderly funk, but the room smells mildly of soap and books and dried seaweed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“That thing told its mates to eat Harry and me! Told them to help themselves! And now Hagrid expects us to go down there and cry over its horrible hairy body!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t expected to be standing outside so long. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Father said for us to mind me tonight. I expect you and T. P. will have to mind me too.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They expected it, in this shared space of their Africanness, but Ifemelu said nothing and turned a page of her novel. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Julian politely, “yes, it is lovely out,” but his voice came not from where I was expecting it but farther away, near the bookcase. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And as if they were expecting it to come looking for her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even those who survived its perils warned others against going, calling it suicidal, and telling them to expect nothing less than catastrophe. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t expect it to stay that way though, and sure enough, by the start of October, I started noticing little differences. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth expected me to wait for her so we could walk to cooking class together. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“You don’t eat ’em,” returned Mr. Pumblechook, sighing and nodding his head several times, as if he might have expected that, and as if abstinence from watercresses were consistent with my downfall. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I expected them to shriek or something like that when I broke through, but they barely looked up. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

A closet door cut off one corner, and Emily was surprised to see the inside was a triangle instead of the expected square. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone expects me to be Asian, not white, because of the way I look. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He would never sparkle, sunburnt and blessed, the way members of the royal family were expected to do. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

No reasonable person could be expected to keep that rule—not that I qualify as a reasonable person. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He expected the credit he was due, but there is no evidence that he ever claimed more than his due. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I'd expect that from the shallow, pompous best-friend character who would try to get between us, but not from the guy I was supposed to end up with before the credits rolled. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

What I don’t expect is how much Mustafa sounds like a younger version of our uncle. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He half expected somebody to come stumbling out of one of the closets, a nerd who had snuck in when nobody was looking. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

After all, I was his daughter and my vacation fell far short of what I had expected a vacation to be. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like they were expecting me to do a flip or something. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I would have expected it to go off by now; otherwise it’s not much good.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’d expected her to tell me that she was still working on her revenge scheme, or that she was afraid their weapons were too strong so there was no use in fighting. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He had expected the blow, but he didn’t expect it to knock him to his knees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Black men can expect to die, on average, five years younger than white men. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was not half so exciting a story as Johnny had expected. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t expected to need any kind of outerwear beyond possibly my trusty waterproofs, which of course I didn’t have either. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It's a ski resort, but it's not pretentious. In Jackson, they say people who go to Aspen expect somebody to tie their ski boots up for them,” Georgina said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I had expected it to be flatter, more like a plateau. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t expected her to choose him—of course not; he, Moody, was not the kind of guy girls had crushes on. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Billy didn’t answer her, so she was nearly hysterical, expecting to find his corpse. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except that when she passes us, she does something I’m not expecting. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Do you expect me not to tell your mother?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a moment of silence that he seemed to expect me to fill. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They expected him every year: it was a good chance to catch up on family news. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaving the castle grounds by a roundabout way, I looked back, expecting to see a spy set upon me by my father. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

My heart pounded, for I expected everything: jungle flowers, wild roaring beasts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s enough, Luke. I must say, this isn’t a word I was expecting, but nonetheless, it’s our first dollar word. Congratulations.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He had an earnest, honest expression, like he really expected me to debate him on this, when all I really wanted to do was tell him to scram. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I keep looking at the door, expecting the police officer to come bursting through. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

So, of course, when the news of the king's visit was heard, all expected the girl to hide the fish. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The world we live in is much younger than you might expect. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We both expected Ms. Antilly to spew a bunch of psychobabble at us. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

And I remembered that I had expected to fail. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He married a woman named Sigyn, who had been happy and beautiful when Loki courted and married her but now always looked like she was expecting bad news. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I mean, I’d always been the lowest Indian on the reservation totem pole — I wasn’t expected to be good so I wasn’t. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

After all, half of being gifted was just the fact that everybody expected you to be smart. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

It is said he even expected the monkeys to come down from the trees to how to him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Genie wasn’t sure what he was expecting to see once they got inside, but...Tess was right. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Poor chicks, you don’t even know that. How could you be expected to know what you really want out of life?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph wasn’t sure what he was expecting ... a typed biography, perhaps, or a family tree, but it was neither of those things. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Scoob’s not sure what he expected her to tell him, but it wasn’t that. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He fully expected to see Don Hume pitch forward over his oar at any moment. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You don’t expect me to fight without a gun, do you?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Asked if he had been brushing up on his German, Ebright shot back, “I don’t expect to have to have any knowledge of the language.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He half expected to see her come through flattened straight out like the coyote on Road Runner. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She expected to find something made of yarn and popsicle sticks, or maybe curly macaroni and glue. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He expected no less, and when he saw my face he fell down flat and began to melt on the spot.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If they pleased the superintendent or one of the foremen, they could expect less work and more food. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

In the clearing he expected to see them: some standing, others lying down, the color of their hides reflecting the moon like snow on the mountain peaks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Myers is making everything worse—making him stand out, be needy, expecting us kids to help when all we want to do is survive. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I open the drawers beside the desk, but there’s nothing unusual, just the normal ledger keeping and invoices you’d expect for a tobacco farm. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She reaches over and props up the pad, gazing at the portrait like she’s expecting the English guy to speak to her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I, on the other hand, expected it to come sooner, and I wonder how much I am to blame for his decision. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We couldn’t expect you to pay as much as Arawn did,” replied Orddu, “but we’re sure you can find something to offer in exchange. Oh, shall we say...the North Wind in a bag?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Evan never bothered to look at the mail, but Jessie was always entering contests and expecting to win, so she flipped through the letters right away. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The conductor man come through and calls from the front of the car, “Sorry, folks, we expect to be delayed anywhere from forty-five minutes to an hour.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

She was staring at me, or rather at the top of my head—as if she expected something to sprout. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't expect him to be compassionate or generous. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Why come Granny hadn’t given all that to Mama when I was born—or when Mama was expecting the baby that died or when Mary Toy came? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“They know we’re looking for them? They expecting us to show up?” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Who were you expecting?” said Ron, looking at her in the mirror. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t expect it’s really empty at all,” said Digory. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

We’ve had it a hundred times, even though my third-grade teacher told her that I might just be slow, that my mom shouldn’t expect too much of me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

When Cain mounts the dais, she steps aside as if she expected him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what I expect to find, but it’s not the sight of my mother seated behind a card table with all of Aunt Lucy’s furniture pushed up against the walls. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I tried on a couple of different tops, not sure what to expect tonight. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The early visitors returned to their homes and reported to friends and family that the fair, though incomplete, was far grander and more powerful than they had been led to expect. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It took a second before Armpit realized that Jerome Paisley was expecting an answer. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I expected Has­san to cry with horror when the nurse handed him the mirror. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Cleaning the glass off the faceplate took longer than I'd expected. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We can expect anything, it seems to me,” said Holly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The marchers knew where they were expected to stand, with one notable exception: the African American marchers. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He is certain she expected him to say no. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He seems to have been at the gates when we arrived: I expect he came to watch his splendid army march out. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Not the sort of thing one expects from a horde commander, what! Personally I’d have you blackballed from the church premises.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

As the Cotswold sees improvement, workers coming and going and restoring, it is like she expects to see the same measure of improvement in me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Back then, we had all been expecting him to do excellent things later in his life. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t expect him to freak out like this. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Frodo half expected to see the small distant figure of a horseman on the ridge dark against the sky; but there was no sign of one. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I expect the General will take you on patrol himself, to begin with,” said Avens. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t expect to hear any barking, since Ziggy’s pretty quiet, but maybe I’ll hear the jingling of his collar, or the squeak of a toy in his mouth. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t expect you to be home. Should I come back later?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Someone once told him the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I already knew I'd had a hand in turning him into a sensitive kid, but I never expected him to go into an ugly cry when we said good-bye outside the dorms. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

His fathers before him were vaqueros, and so he expects us to be men of the llano. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gray told the judge to expect an appeal. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She awakened me what I guessed to be a few minutes later, not with ghoulish wails as might be expected, but as a mother would wake up her beloved child. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“How do you expect to keep goin’ when you didn’t more than touch your meal tonight?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They expected us to choose one of two prestigious career paths, doctor or lawyer. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A collective gasp came from the crowd; this was something they were not expecting. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Did you expect a present, Miss Eyre? Are you fond of presents?” and he searched my face with eyes that I saw were dark, irate, and piercing. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I stare beneath the waves, half expecting to see her now, though I don’t. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It is quicker than Bailey expected, the moment that shifts from fire to twilight, and then the circus lights begin flickering on, all over the tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As might be expected, throwing open the doors of any school to every freshman in Chicago threatened to create bedlam. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I guess she was expecting tears or apologies. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Yes, there was a box of matches on the side-board, as I expected. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’d expected a huge pile of mail, and a lot of phone messages and e-mails. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I crawled into bed without brushing my teeth, expecting to toss and turn all night. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was doing badly in school, as I had expected I would, and so I stopped going. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“But you expected him to go after the wand?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

As I walk, I feel a tug on my skirt and glance down, expecting to find it caught beneath someone's boot. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Often he said “I’m sorry” because it was expected of him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It’s just Boomer and me, alone in the glade..I didn’t really expect anyone to answer my call. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

From what Blackberry had told them, they had been almost expecting to find Fiver foretelling doom in a poetic torrent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I wasn’t expecting that, because how could so much water get underground? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, King, you were quite right,” he said, “and I should have listened to you in the first place. She is Lyra’s mother; I might have expected something like that.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The snappy Negro lady had been nice enough to smile but hadn’t returned the look that Big Ma expected—and Big Ma had expected the look Negro people silendy pass each other. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

At birth I was not expected to survive past my first birthday. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Tessie expected Desdemona to react with shock or outrage, but to her surprise my grandmother barely seemed to register the confession. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"You warned me that would happen. I just didn't expect it to happen within the same hour." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It suddenly occurred to Reynie that perhaps he was expected to speak. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She held me longer than I expected, wrapped me in the scratchy softness of her black lace dress, the warmth of her powdered skin, the sting of her bittersweet breath, pungent of beer and cigarettes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

At first there was passion far beyond what the dour gossip of older women had led Clara to expect, but their relationship chilled rapidly. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t know when Marcus stopped being himself and started pretending to be the person others expected him to be. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Mama looked at me the way she would when I did or said something she didn’t expect. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was late, and as always they were expected to work in the morning and needed sleep. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As expected, there is a dark blue bruise on my cheek. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Punctuality was not his strong point—especially now that he was expected to escort his younger siblings and half-siblings to their school before hopping into a publicar and hurrying to his. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Class drones on and I wonder how much of a jerk it makes me to expect that Millie would’ve been humiliated. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I shall lock the door and secure the key the same as before, though I do not expect any trouble to-night. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to expect some emotional instability, after what they’ve been through. They were particularly ill prepared, coming from their life in the Capitol.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

They were expecting a review, possibly Meade himself. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of that forest is now gone, but what survives is more impressive than you might expect. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the cafeteria, but worse, because I expected it to be better. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The district had given us a small amount of money as compensation for his death, enough to cover one month of grieving at which time my mother would be expected to get a job. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“And it’s not like he’s particularly qualified for elder care. I mean, he’s eleven. What do they expect him to do, teach her to play Zombie Assault?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

If you do not know there are things you do not see, it said, then you will not see them because you do not expect them to be there. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Everyone must have expected Marcela to drop the redhead off there; ahead of her was the press box, den of the exclusively male radio and newspaper corps. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She expected to see Ivan, but he wasn’t on the path. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When Dallas heard about it, he thought: “He was the last guy I’d have expected this to happen to. “He was the kid who always made the right choices, who always did the right thing.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Father and Mama were expecting me to speak. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I had never talked so much at dinner, but I was going on about Becca's house, how beautiful it all was, and how Becca's room was nothing like I expected. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then, as slowly as might be expected from any lady no longer in her first, or even her second, youth, she climbed down from the driver's seat to the wet earth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Same ticket master was at the station and I expected him to recognize me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As you would expect, the ash turned day to night and got into everything, clogging motors, generators, and electrical switching equipment, choking pedestrians, blocking filtration systems, and generally bringing things to a halt. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Without fail, we knew we could expect some form of harassment. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fission occurred even faster than expected in plutonium, causing a chain reaction to begin more quickly than in uranium. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She expects me to roll my eyes in ecstasy, the way she does; she expects me to groan. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mark followed them inside and said in a loud, grouchy voice, “Kids these days got no manners. Showing up wet, with no clothes, expecting a meal.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I expected his dad to make him the victim.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I expect it was because he was new and different. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I doubt he expected to go to college. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

These kids didn’t have the right ingredients to be good kids, so you just can’t expect any more than what’s happened. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then we should expect as many explosion fragments traveling toward us as away from us, as many blue shifts as red shifts. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nico expected to feel angry - to shout at them for trying to judge him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Harry looked around, expecting to see Hermione, but it was Lavender Brown. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“The boy moaned. The crowd waited, hushed, expecting the worst. “Jambo led his troop away. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He had also kept the change from Lupita’s four dollars, but she had expected he might. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t think the fetterlings expected their prey to hunt them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“If you could expect nothing better, why did you come to America?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was he expected to read Min’s mind as well? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I don't say anything because I wasn’t expecting her words. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

So he didn’t know either—not that I had really expected him to. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I felt bad about it, because I missed Seanie, but since they were roommates, I couldn’t expect him to ditch JP just so he could talk to me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She told him that she and her husband were expecting houseguests, and she wanted the stairway and guest room painted in five days’ time. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Moving into the king’s chambers could too easily be taken to mean he did not expect the king to return. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Just don’t expect a bag for helping,” I tell him, which makes my father give me a stern look, probably wondering what would possess me to be so nasty about it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I expect his palm to be sweaty, but it’s not. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The feeling that she did not know what to expect, or when to expect it, made Dicey jumpy. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never considered it my right to expect approval or sanction no matter what good I had done. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I can see them clearly because I expect nothing from them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

An hour ago, he got back: I don’t expect you to understand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Automatically, she glanced at their backs half expecting to see wounded men. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure lie’ll expect me to have an appraisal arranged before I leave.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Mother and I watched him, expecting the dreaded atomic blowup. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I half expect us to sit there all day with them, but then Finch turns to me, blue eyes dancing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A brunette girl with a wide smile—a smile you don’t expect to find on someone dying—requests a song and steps away. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When Richard Parker returned as the day was ending, a little ear­lier than the previous day, I was expecting him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She blinked when she saw me standing there, as if she hadn’t really expected anyone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“What can you expect from him? Just look at him.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya fully expected the sorcerer to control the fire as he had Ivan’s water, or hop over it on steps of air. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I am not sorry you lost them, for you broke the rules, and deserved some punishment for disobedience,” was the severe reply, which rather disappointed the young lady, who expected nothing but sympathy. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I wrote my first autobiographical essay, it was no coincidence that, from the first page, I expected to publish what I wrote. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a school of thought,” I said, “that parents shouldn’t criticize children. They should encourage instead. You know, people rise to other people’s expectations. And when you criticize, it just means you’re expecting failure.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was expected, it was an historic moment, they would be crazy if they didn’t go. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood trembling at the curb, watching and half expecting to see the man leap from the door to follow me, whistling the old forgotten jingle about a bare-rumped robin. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand wasn’t the delicate, fragile thing I had expected. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’m most confused about the choice of suit because I’d expected hearts. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I squeeze hers back, expect her to let go but she doesn't. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I expect it will be a note from Mr. Daniels congratulating me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Bad enough to be called Horse by Nick; now I was expected to behave as one. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

"He's making sure your voice is being heard, but it's quite soon for anyone to expect you to speak. And I'm here now." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t what she had expected him to ask. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I turn and turn the dial, half expecting to hear Mom singing in her deep-throated way, singing the sad words of her Beny More song. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bridge liked what she saw in the mirror more than she expected to and then was afraid that her own satisfaction would be obvious to everyone in the room. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

What had I been expecting, behind that closed door, the first time? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I expect so. Not school, though. He’s going to take me to the North next time he goes.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, without even expecting it was going to happen, Nhamo began to cry. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We both complained about how much our moms expected us to do around the house. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had expected it to be a show. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t expected something like this the moment they arrived. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The night before Christmas and all through the house I am Adah who expects no gifts, Adah who does not need or care what others say. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of hovering awkwardly like Alex expected, Henry is squatting at her side, smiling and holding her hand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Inside, the pool hall is brighter than I expected. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d expected someone who looked sick, but instead she is face-to-face with “a sturdy broad-shouldered man, with a healthy colour, a smile on his face and a very resolute appearance.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Mom wasn’t expecting it when, on the eighth day, Grandma Caye called her into her room and said she was ready to die. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He tells Theo, “I want to show him Sien and her baby, which he won't be expecting, as well as the house bright and the studio with all manner of work in progress.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

That’s what you all expect, isn’t it, for someone to come up behind you and clean up your messes? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She asked couldn’t she take courses now without expecting a degree. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brothers knew not to hit me or my little sister because if they did, they could expect to be in a lot of trouble. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And black leaders, aware of Clark’s segregationist views and explosive temper, expected him to display, for the world to see, the violence that assailed blacks when they tried to exercise their right to vote. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she loosed the arrow from her bow, a sharper one than I expected. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It was simply not the kind of thing, she explained, that she had expected. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had not expected this and was not sure he wanted to hear it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A Party member is expected to have no private emotions and no respites from enthusiasm. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

"I expect you will want, to say your words before a heart tree, as your uncle did," Mormont said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But I expect to see some major improvements in these last couple of months of school. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is when Scoob told me some things about his grandma—may her soul rest in peace, as the grownups say—that I never would’ve expected. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

She was expected to pull her own weight. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The skies were threatening, but the thunderstorm he’d been expecting since last night had yet to arrive. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She liked the idea of keeping him on his toes, popping up where he least expected her, a flesh-and-blood ghost to haunt him for the rest of his life. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“When you get on your bike, don’t you expect it to hold you up? Not fall apart when you pedal?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

If the pretties were expected to make the supreme sacrifice in order to “belong,” what could the unattractive female do? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I still expect to see an essay from you. I’ll give you another week.” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one I know of. Maybe my wife, getting it fixed up. So they couldn’t be there exactly expecting you, now could they?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They expected it to be a popular attraction, but...” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I expect it of him, because he’s partly right. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She left the Worthington tomb, then, and she went looking for her son, whom she found, as she expected to, at the top of the hill, staring out over the town. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant, instead of attacking him as he expected, lunged at Trashman and plucked the little boy from his shoulders. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She stands perfectly still in the center of the stage, patiently, as though she has expected such a reaction. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Tad didn’t move as Rashid said, “I don’t expect you to be any different from your friends.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He expected her to marry, to stay close to home, and to honor her family. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I’d raised my voice to let it get to the others and had expected an echo. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not even a good chum like Charlie could be expected to wear these. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I cannot tell if this is a test he expects me to pass or one he wants me to fail. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Herr Ribbentrop not being expected for a further hour or so, his lordship had suggested to his guest a tour of Darlington Hall - a strategy which had helped many a nervous visitor to relax. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

After all my troubles, wasn’t it my right to expect some reward in the form of knowledge or revelation? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“How do you expect to charm a man sitting up here all day?” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You know,” I began, finishing off a drink of water from my sippy cup, “everyone says history repeats itself, but I did not expect it to be so literal.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“You’re the jerk around here. You wouldn’t even talk to me yesterday and you expect me to just follow you around or something?” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Freak says we can't expect her to understand, because you can't really get what it means to be Freak the Mighty unless you are Freak the Mighty. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Chamberlain's Men were more lenient than I expected or deserved. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She would not have needed to be asked; no one would expect her to wait to be. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not react as the world in which I lived expected me to; that world was too baffling, too uncertain. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Olinski had expected victory, for her team was quick and informed and worked together perfectly. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It never feels like you think it’s going to. I suppose a lifesize statue looks enough like a real person to make you expect to feel skin.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Most astronomers, according to Curtis Peebles, expected little, particularly as the comet was not a coherent sphere but a string of twenty-one fragments. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then Mrs. Bucket said gently, “You mustn’t be too disappointed, my darling, if you don’t find what you’re looking for underneath that wrapper. You really can’t expect to be as lucky as all that.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

All four blacks were expected to stand up and make their way to the rear. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

After all, my mother had never had her hair cut in her life and of course she expected my father to be startled or shocked. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poor guy had no way of knowing that, considering the payback I was expecting from Schultz, a rampaging grizzly couldn’t scare me. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Didn’t a woman expect you to kiss her? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“This is private property. Can’t just walk in here and not expect my son to defend himself.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

What he had expected to find at the university had been vague and beautiful. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And yet I keep expecting to see her on the couch with Riot in her lap or doing her crossword puzzles in the kitchen. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t expect any company today, Ray,” she said. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you expect with someone like her coming around to tempt him? He’s only human!” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost expected her to turn and stick her tongue out at me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“All right then,” he said, “expect us about one o’clock.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Camilla brightened when Miss Pocket met with this rebuff; and she murmured, as she plaintively contemplated Miss Havisham, “Poor dear soul! Certainly not to be expected to look well, poor thing. The idea!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Like the ending of a story, an ending in music is more satisfying if it follows certain customs that the listener expects to hear. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He looked again toward the door, expecting to see the white blur; but nothing was there. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not that I expected her to suddenly go, “Of course, he’s our brother, I’m extremely sorry for acting like he wasn’t yours too.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She just pulled out an old Polaroid camera, which I wasn’t expecting. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

You expect them to be like the over-the-top characters they play on TV. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Jamie did object, however; he pulled his sister aside and asked her how she expected him to change into his pajamas. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

One that he didn’t expect, and he wasn’t sure from where it came. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I suppose not. It is too much to expect. But when I see the changes in men I do not think it can go on.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“My cousin,” replied I, “it is decided as you may have expected; all judges had rather that ten innocent should suffer than that one guilty should escape. But she has confessed.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I rather expect that from now on I shall be traveling north until the end of my days.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was so much warmer than she expected, and harder. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“She knows that men have to go away in order to re turn. And she already has her treasure: it’s you. Now she expects that you will find what it is you’re looking for.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course it should be expected that Dove would use his bench—for a little while—-just until he was back at it himself. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gods arrived a few minutes later in their full war regalia, thundering into the throne room and expecting a battle. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

"My parents and I kept expecting to hear about it. I was just waiting for the dates to book my ticket." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I explained to Linda and anyone else who expressed skepticism about my Himalayan qualifications that I didn’t expect to ascend very high on the mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody felt sorry for Mother because Daddy was missing, and nobody expected he would ever come back. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I expected that somebody at the cottage had flipped out and ruined the day for everyone. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I held tight waiting for the lurch, but it wasn’t as bad as I expected. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At length however, the question was asked by her uncle; and she turned away with alarm, while Mrs. Reynolds replied that he was, adding, “But we expect him to-morrow, with a large party of friends.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t expect anything to happen, but you’d better be wide awake if it does.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coming back isn’t as hard as I expected. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I know I am expected to respond, to express gratitude, but it takes a conscious effort to smile, and several moments to form the words. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then at last he said: “Ha, hm, I was expecting you, Master Wormtongue.” The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She stood where Cecilia had stood, with her back to the sink and, unable to meet her sister's eye, said, “What I did was terrible. I don't expect you to forgive me.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I did not really expect to survive the trip. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He looked like he expected to get a medal. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

His nod seemed to say: “Quite right. That is the proper thing to say. You have given me the cue I expected.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

What made the incident particularly frightening was Holmes’s manner as he made the offer—“about the same manner one would expect from a friend who was asking you the most trivial question,” Bowman said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

How could Dicey expect herself to know what this grandmother would be like? Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we didn’t understand something, we were expected to say so and then she’d go back and patiently cover the ground again. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No, sir. I expect he’s gone to lunch.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what could you expect, he’d say, from an institution run by celibate men who wore dresses. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Piper kept looking around like she expected an ambush. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He expected them to fear that the Earthling combination of ferocity and spectacular weaponry might eventually destroy part or maybe all of the innocent Universe. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was filled with the last feeling I expected. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I expect him to look surprised, but he isn’t. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The crowd was much larger than we’d expected, an even mix of Koreans, blacks, Hispanics. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked down the hall slowly, unsure about what to expect, preparing myself to be yelled at again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

An unskilled worker could join the local of his choice, but as union leaders expected, members sorted themselves along ethnic lines. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They are one of her specialties, something her guests have come to expect, handed to them on small plates within minutes of their arrival. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing turns out the way I expect it to. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She almost expected to see Dustfinger, but there was only a blackbird in the yard hopping over the stones, which were wet after the rain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“And what’d you expect? I had to make other friends. All you do is hole up making your lame drawings and obsessing about that stupid school with Mom.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Kosi expected him to cheat, and her concern was to minimize the possibilities he might have. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was at all times cheerful, energetic, helpful, and as competent as a new hire can be expected to be. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I expected the clipboard lady to turn into a snake or a demon, or something, any minute. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Coraline wondered if the other mother wasn’t interested in trees, or if she just hadn’t bothered with this bit properly because nobody was expected to come out this far. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

After a long and wistful look at the lonely highway of the hall, Ralph found exploration more interesting and profitable than he had expected. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose it was useless for me to expect her to forget my sour temper of the daytime with all sorts of amorous attentions in the evening. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expected the bubble of illusion to burst at any second. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Never mind, never mind,” said Twycross dryly, who did not seem to have expected anything better. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Like in Charlotte's Web. These are some chickens,” she said, expecting Big Ma to have read Charlotte's Web and to get her meaning. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I wince, half expecting the entire building to fall down if he pulls too hard. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It ain’t happened yet, and I don’t expect it ever will. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The last place we expected to find Sonny Bono was in our sixth-grade health film talking about the dangers of drugs. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Could I expect it to be otherwise!” said she. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Eight to twelve inches of precipitation was expected. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I half expected to find an army of security guards waiting for me outside, their guns leveled at my face. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t expect me to do this when we get home,” Rita whispered back. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Getting pregnant with a seventh was not what she had expected or preferred, but she would love this child as she had loved each one before. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Toby opened the door, half expecting her to be crying. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I was feeling more and more vulnerable as I watched them continually struggle to solve the mystery of what white folks expected of them. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I could tell I startled her, too; that she wasn’t expecting to run into anyone up here. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t expect you to like it. Grandfathers never like hair dye.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Death-Cast did not call Patrick “Peck” Gavin because he’s not dying today, though he was expecting the alert before his attacker received the call himself. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t expect he’s stupid enough to come back to the islands, but I’ve seen plenty of stranger and stupider things in my time.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

In any case, all of these trends are long-term changes that one would expect to have gradual effects. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I just didn’t expect to see you, that’s all,” I said shakily. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Half asleep, he was staring at me, his eyes filled with terror, as though he expected me to burst out laughing and tell him to go back to bed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost expected Mom to follow me with more questions or at least to fill me in on this Selena singer, but she didn’t. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The little one, smaller than I expected, lay curled in a blue blanket in my mother's arms. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Just as he’d expected, when they got closer, he made out two figures standing at the top of the main stairs with their backs turned away. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Once or twice I stopped, shivery with goose bumps, and called his name, but he didn’t jump out from behind a tree or a bush as I expected. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“So, why are you here, waking me up? Were you expecting me to say, ‘Good boy. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Naturally, this kept me turning quickly as if I expected something to happen. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I had been expecting, if not surprise, at least a show of it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Percy stared at the lines of words, not really expecting to understand them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I expect us to go up the stairs, but we stop at the elevator bank. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I do not expect anything from you,” said Odin. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I looked around, half expecting to see something that would explain what I’d just heard. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

I kept expecting to be discovered and locked out of the system, but it never happened. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t think he expected the request to give me pause, but it did. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Louis said, “Yeah, I don’t expect you’ll see it in St. Louis either. I saw snow once when I was on a hunting trip in the hills outside of Malden.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she left, she told the six remaining members of Group D that she still expected seven holes. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He wished she would stumble in her Igbo; he had not expected English that perfect to sit beside equally perfect Igbo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He did not receive as clear an answer about his future as he had expected, but somehow the issue does not seem as heavy as it had before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Lightning was expected, yet there was no cloud. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t expect it to do me any good. I don’t want it to do me more good than it does now,” said my convict, with a greedy laugh. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“How do you fellows ever expect to get ahead, trying to work with cheap equipment?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No reef to cross. Nice level sand. Darn fine landing place. Just where the enemy expects us.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is not what I expect in an Abnegation house, where everything is always quiet, no matter how many people are gathered within. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was staring at Barbarossa's ginger beard as if he expected something to crawl out of it at any moment. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t expecting it, my hands were caught between us, fumbling against his body. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she were lucky, she could expect to eat the same on the following day. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have forgotten that she is not used to this, that she is not expecting a new person every day. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I was expecting my brother to just talk and talk about himself for a long time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

They expect every approach to be an attack, every question to be an interruption. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

And one day, just after I had turned fourteen, I arrived home from school expecting to eat some snacks, watch some television, and begrudgingly start my homework, when my parents said the day had arrived. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Still— they were expected to earn obedience and respect from tall, cocky, murderous American infantrymen who had just come from all the killing at the front. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, I kept expecting to hear a cop’s siren wailing away in the distance, racing toward us, flipping on its spotlight and calling for us to “Freeze!” over their loudspeaker. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had expected to find nothing but trees and air waiting for me as I picked up my run, but there she was, a short distance away. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Can I expect a joint Christmas present from you and the prince this year?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He listened with beating heart, thinking that Gebu was coming to punish him for some error, and expecting every second to hear his step on the stair. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

As you might expect, lust is ruled by testosterone and estrogen. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nonverbal spells were now expected, not only in Defense Against the Dark Arts, but in Charms and Transfiguration too. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was waiting for me again this morning, and I expect he will be from now on. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But even if life on another planet has the same molecular chemistry as life here, there is no reason to expect it to resemble familiar organisms. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was little for his age, always. But he looked out for me. It was hard for him not to do what was expected of him. Have I said this correctly?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I expect to see more messages about Poe, but different words jump out at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The twins followed, eyes fixed on their boat with unwavering concentration, starving puppies expecting to be fed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then how did you expect to find her?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

As you would expect, the viewers were curious. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was difficult not to feel jealous of Ron when he thought of the Dursleys and the sort of welcome he could expect next time he turned up on Privet Drive. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

With their kind parents dead and Count Olaf treating them so abominably, the three children were not used to kindness from adults, and weren’t sure if they were expected to do anything back. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I’ll e-mail you when we get home,” I say, “and I expect a response.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was less weary than he had expected, despite the grueling ride. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Can we expect any news of an engagement in the near future?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

You really couldn’t expect to get your uniforms back from an animal like Reilly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, they’re expecting me—I hope not just for the purpose of denouncing me as a chemical misfit. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure what I am expecting him to say, but it isn't that. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

So we drove to the community center, where I expected the list to be posted on the glass-encased message board in the foyer. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I expect him to pick up 1 of the dry erase markers that sit on the ledge. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

People never expect a kid like me to know anything about anything. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He expected Will to flinch or look away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He expected complete obedience to whatever rules he laid down at home. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jones shook his head and glanced up, as if he expected to see Mr. Beiderman hanging out his third-floor window at that exact moment. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Fine. But don’t expect to play on my team again.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It never bothered me before tonight, because I guess I’m used to it and I’ve never expected it be any other way. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Emily had expected James to appear, but instead she heard his voice reply in Chinese. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Then he rubs his bald tonsure and says, "Well, I am expected tonight at the Abbey Maubuisson. I fear they will lock the doors on me if I don't show soon." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The stem was coming now, roaring past, and the turbulence caused by the tanker’s screws bounced the Frog this way and that, though not as severely as he expected. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her cold, stone grasp was just as I expected. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In a way, Rat said, poor Fossie expected it, or something like it, but that did not help much with the pain. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bryant said, “You get over there tonight. Before they get dug in. They won’t expect you to move in so fast.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I started to expect that every hospital stint would end with her returning home. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“These troops know how to shoot and kill, and they are more than willing to do so if necessary, and I expect they will.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

A bridle fell apart in Anya’s hands, so she expected no one would pay for it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Johnny disliked him even more than he had expected. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The party were expected to arrive on Thursday afternoon, in time for dinner at six. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

This was exactly what no one would have expected, and of course villains were not announced with hisses or soliloquies, they did not come cloaked in black, with ugly expressions. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was amazed because I’d heard from Dr. Hall that she was expected. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was hard to see the E at first, because it was surrounded by such a tangle of other lines, and because she was expecting it to be an E drawn with straight strokes. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had expected it, but now that it had happened I couldn’t believe it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever looked forward to something for a long time, and then when you finally got what you wanted, it wasn’t what you expected?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Twentieth Maine would stay in position until Fisher’s brigade came up, but in a few moments he heard them coming—extraordinary, he had not expected anything quick to happen in this army. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pay was good, the requirements easy: she was expected to live in Princeton and use the library and give a public talk at the end of the year. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We had never expected to make any money after the war, but we were doing quite well. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward staring through the windshield, expecting me to appear any minute. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was almost, she thought as she rolled a sleeping toddler back onto her own mat, as if they were expecting it to appear. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chaplain walked toward the exit gingerly, expecting at any instant to be ordered back by a peremptory voice or halted in his tracks by a heavy blow on the shoulder or the head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But Anatole said suddenly, “Don’t expect God’s protection in places beyond God’s dominion. It will only make you feel punished. I’m warning you. When things go badly, you will blame yourself.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A faint fecal odor greeted him, though less overpowering than he’d expected. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She didn’t thank me, but I hadn’t expected thanks. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He expects a play or perhaps a ballet, but the performance is something he finds unusual. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She turns to Axel, and even though he doesn’t expect it, or even know he wants it, when she says, “Your mom, too,” Axel feels warmth spread through his whole body. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Like the bluebells in Tomlinson’s haunting essay “The Lost Wood,” they were “expecting no evil” as they reoccupied their familiar territories. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I have to say that finding you two ladies gossiping in the garden when I got home was not what I expected.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not knowing what was expected of me, I was out waiting behind the big house before the light came up. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one had expected them to trounce the other two sixth grades, but they did. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had half expected that the instant she put a foot on the stairs they would leap from their beds and surround her with accusations. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy wasn’t sure who she expected, but it certainly wasn’t Georgia Fitzgerald. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“But no one expects y’all to look like that. It’s just...it’s...” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Experts expected that Petrosian would follow his conservative style and try to achieve a draw, to break Fischer’s winning streak. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Which gives rise to the thought that maybe he’s hiding in the last place we’d expect; the place he despises more than cauliflower and piano lessons combined—Meadow Creek Elementary School. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He and John Root had considered designing the whole exposition themselves, and indeed their peers jealously expected they would do so. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Would they expect her soon to join in? A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

They are in fact spruce budworm eggs, in section; though I would not expect anyone but a biologist to recognize them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing I expected was to fall asleep, but when there’s a blow to the system, all the body wants to do is go to sleep and dream on it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I unwrapped the bar of soap I’d picked up at a liquor store, and eased into the water on the shallow end, but it was way colder than I expected. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

This should not have been a big shock to us, but we didn’t expect it to happen here, since we thought we were now far from harm. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a caterpillar and its pupa would surprise Maria by hatching into a swarm of flies or wasps instead of the moth or butterfly she expected. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The audience will be expecting the pair of lovebirds who won the Hunger Games. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to be disappointed when what you expected turns out to be true. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

A red tide rose from the collar of his shirt and his shoulders crept up, like a kid expecting a cuff to the back of the head. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

We expected an attack all day but it did not come until the sun was going down. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t expected the Jeep to make it out of the driveway under its own power. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They felt momentarily young and untroubled, almost like teen-age lovers, and they instinctively shied away from talking much for fear of upsetting this fragile miracle, a gift they had never expected to receive. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prophecy had named “one lost up ahead,” but Gregor had not expected to find his dad as lost as this. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, it is exactly what I expected. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"I already told you; it's blurry, and it's hard to see her face. But I think she looks scared. As I would expect." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“After that you must go by yourselves. I expect the Dog Boy can carry the griffin's head.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when we heard him whistle, we never knew whether to expect good news or bad, rags or riches. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not know what to expect and was a little worried about what he might see, about how he would feel. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You don’t expect other countries to pay attention to an American book, do you?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Commandant’s expecting a reply. She’ll send me back for it in a few days. Here.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I can sense what she expects of me, in the way of control. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The bedroom’s in there. I expect a full night’s sleep from you, followed by a recitation of your poisons in the morning, in order of toxicity.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He asked me what did I expect when I came to a place where I knew I wasn’t welcome. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No reason to. It’s covered. He expects this from me.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was expecting to see Ocean, but he never showed up. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘You are thirsty, I expect. Perhaps you are also tired. Drink this!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Does that mean she expects me to be a woman soon? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what I expected, but he just looked like anybody—like the sort of chap who would come into the shop and buy a motorbike for his lad’s sixteenth birthday—like your headmaster. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been worried about an attack for a long time. I should have expected this. I was selfish, keeping you near me.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I don't know about you, but I work hard for my money. It's mine and I'm not tipping anybody unless they give me the kind of service I expect.” Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Goodness, you must begin at once. You’re so pretty, Ash, you can’t expect to be a maid forever. Whom do you wish to marry?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t expect us to all of a sudden forget the past and become home-girls. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“No. She expects you to be hotheaded. She might have been suspicious if you hadn’t been.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He expects some will think the people ugly, unfinished, but he hopes they will be seen as real people, and the painting as sincere. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what to expect from her as she sat there examining her manicure. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“You cannot totally submerge somebody’s vehicle in a body of water,” said Tootie in a very loud voice, “and expect that there aren’t going to be severe consequences.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He added, You know how these blacks are, always expecting special treatment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She admits it! She’s one of those root witches that poison people’s minds. My mom says you can’t expect anything from them. They don’t know any better.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They ate from the communal bowls, going methodically from one to the next—except for Tendai, who was expected to keep separate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He always searched the boys, expecting to find Somkit’s face grinning back at him, even though he knew it was impossible. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Festus and I calculated the landing as best we could. What do you expect to find at the mile marker?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I expected to hear something about Mike over the loudspeaker, but the only announcement they read was about reduced tickets to a carnival that’s coming to Tangerine. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could understand it if he was surprised at first, ain’t no one gonna expect to get throwed up on by a baby boy in a girl’s dress and bonnet. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Alex hadn’t expected to see a shred of concern in the man’s face and he wasn’t disappointed. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She didn’t expect to meet elephants—although they migrated to the river at certain times of the year. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Scythe Faraday did something they didn’t expect. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He was certain that his mother was expecting him to. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

With the back door open, the house wasn’t as dark as I’d expected. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The next man to pass the window might have been one sort of Cistercian lay-brother, whom you would have expected to be a learned man because of his doth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not the ending I’d hoped for, but no more than I expected, I suppose.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Scientists never expected there to be any living organisms there because it was so hot and so poisonous, but there are whole ecosystems there. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

So, no matter what the stranger says, you have no real idea of where you are going, or what you will be expected to do. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“We won’t get there for many days—weeks even—but we have cousins expecting us there.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

District 2 is a large district, as one might expect, composed of a series of villages spread across the mountains. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“All I can tell you is that I got a note saying that I shouldn’t expect Ashley back.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Are Adah and I expected to go on being twin sisters forever? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blows a disgusted sigh through his nose when she seems to be feeling sorry for herself, though, honestly, what does he expect? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Somehow he must manage to hurt him at the outset, before he expected it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most people wouldn’t expect that, but during the school year you can get free breakfast and lunch and sometimes after-school snacks. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

No, they expected us not to endure at all. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Jimmy Goble had been the love of Katherines youth, a nurturing father, and the partner she expected to grow old with. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“All right. To me that makes sense. When someone has much more than he can use, it’s very reasonable to expect he will not keep it all himself.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I half expected the sunflower leaves to dissolve like smoke under my fingertips, but instead, they felt solid and scratchy. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I live in a subtropical area where even the inactive can expect to be moist nine months out of the year. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Shin saw his grade leader approaching with a shovel, he initially expected some help. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Everyone stood up, and when I removed my hand, they were all looking at me, as if expecting me to say something. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“We did not meet as soon as I expected,” Coll said with a wink, “for I hear you were busy with other things.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Harry, dear! Gracious, Albus, you gave me a fright, you said not to expect you before morning!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She had expected it to smell...well, like a boy. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I told them all, “I disobeyed Mr. Muhammad. I submit completely to his wisdom. Yes, I expect to be speaking again after ninety days.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that we’ve hit a million, he expects to make it to two million any day now, since two is only one more than one. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

A war has been declared against poor communities of color, and the police are expected to wage it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Anya expected everyone to go to the table then, like her family always did, and say their quick prayer over the wine and bread. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

We looked sideways at him, saying nothing and expecting him to say nothing. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there was no personal connection to the place, how could we ever expect to win? The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The glazed look was completely gone from her eyes, as if she’d gone to sleep last night expecting to be rescued this morning. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Silent for a moment, he seemed uncertain of what I expected to hear. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’re disappointed in me, you expected more restraint from me, you no doubt want me to act the way a fourteen-year-old is supposed to. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He’d sent an invitation but never expected her to show up. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She expected everyone to be waiting and ready. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t even know what I expect to find. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“What did you bring me? Look at these skeletons! How do you expect these walking dead to work?” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing his lab partner, Philip Koontz, was going on a picnic that day, Hall expected to be alone. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here is the format you will be expected to follow.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Close enough that she expects him around each turn, behind each door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After all, I don’t know what to expect. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I expect they played a lot of bridge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I whirled about, expecting to see Falconer at my elbow, demanding the completed script. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Initially the dial is set at 1 g' and everything behaves as we have grown up to expect. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had come back from their work expecting to find the Savage waiting for them at one or other of the usual meeting-places, and there was no sign of the fellow. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

All he was expected to do in the hospital was die or get better, and since he was perfectly all right to begin with, getting better was easy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Minerva wagged her finger at me and reminded me of the new cardinal rule she’s added to her other three: Stay hopeful but do not expect anything. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Front page of the Daily Prophet, I expect, cauldron leaks.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When I awoke, the first thing that sprang to my mind was not what you might expect. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I half- expect him to burst through and leave a Ben-shaped cutout, like a cartoon. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The officials looked up, expecting to see Greenberg. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people thought that the meeting had been called to discuss when the rains might be expected to arrive, but others said that this was unlikely. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

It comes in an egg that looks so real I’m half expecting to find a yolk inside. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“We are standing. Well, crouching, anyway. And if that guy is expecting a pizza delivery, forget it!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He expected from this some little remembrance—a plate of cherry tarts or a good shirt. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’m not expecting the smile that lights up his face. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Claudia told him that she fully expected to check out at 4:30. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How much longer you expect us to wait for you?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Out in the garden, I expect,” she said. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know what to expect to see down in Weep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Did he want to see her face when he told her not to expect Mo anymore? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was what she least expected to hear. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The icy transparent water was colder than he had expected, but he plunged forward and began stroking. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The big dark-wood front door had an iron knocker on it, the kind you’d expect Dracula to have, and Hazel tried to reach up for it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He expected the bear to stop when it reached the shoreline, but the great white animal waded into the water and swam with powerful strokes out into the bay toward the open ocean. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But I had expected her to call and reassure me and tell me things like, “I’m only going to be gone for a little while—just until I feel better.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It did not, however, turn out half as bad as he had expected. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The idea was so comforting, she almost asked the coachman what sort of animals she could expect to meet at Ashton Place. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I guess she didn’t expect the maid to be so good at math. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

On Mondays she had come to expect occasional visitors seeking temporary shelter from bad weather. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“He’s a bird—what did you expect?” said Hanuman. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He expected to encounter an obstacle at any moment; his worst fear was Peeves, and he strained his ears with every step to hear the first, telltale signs of the poltergeist’s approach. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Clayton felt his father’s eyes on him, as if he expected him to say something. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

For the first time in his life, Shin wasn’t expected to do any physical labor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Sooner than Piper expected, Percy broke the surface, gasping and flailing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I whip around, expecting Peeta to collapse to the ground, but he only raises his eyebrows. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I open my browser and type Stella Grant into Google, not expecting much. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He was expecting a test, but instead Mr. Pennyworth said, “I think it is time to spend a few days on practical matters. Time is passing, after all.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

With all that practice, the trip went faster than I had expected. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were content, though, or as content as could be expected, and the neighborhood was tidy, working-class, full of families. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s under the jurisdiction of the Consistorial Court of Discipline, of which I expect you have heard.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I half expect the door to swing open like a regular door, but instead it slides to one side. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Women who picketed might be arrested, and those who were arrested could expect to be mistreated. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The day before, the water had receded, as he had expected it to, but now it had returned, far stronger. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“He’s brought word that Lord Furnival—God keep him well—has returned from the wars. He’s ill and expected to die.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

No one expected it to be a problem because they had been separated for a long time. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The player is expected to respond to the sketched-out instructions ‘spontaneously’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

But when I got to Chicago, expecting at least a favorable response and some coverage, I met only a chilly reaction. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she stands, I expect a mean comment. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Routine has a way of making you feel like an idiot after you’ve gotten all worked up over things not being in their expected order. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I know I had a chance once and messed it up, so I don’t expect to go back to the island.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

More snow, possibly heavy, is expected by evening. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I really didn’t expect to hear back from him, but the very next day, when I checked my in-box, there was an email from Mr. Browne. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

This hunter married a girl who was soon expecting his child. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I expected Lily to protest, but she just yawned and said, “Do what you want.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I expected Big Ma to be thrown for a loop or to jump out of her skin. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He and “his friend” were expected for tea on Monday, November 22. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Malcolm told me. Forty-two dollars a night? What did you expect?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Annabeth frowned Last summer, before my quest, I’d visited the.strange spirit that lived in the Big House attic and it had given me a prophecy that came true in ways I’d never expected. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“At home they expect you to be fixed,” she says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

But Joe was readier with his definition than I had expected, and completely stopped me by arguing circularly, and answering with a fixed look, “Her.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes you were expected to tell the truth, to express your thoughts and your feelings, and then other times what was wanted was a lie, a bit of disguise. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever she and the other children had been expecting to find inside this hole in the floor, I was not it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, I hope you didn’t expect to get anywhere by listening to me,” said the voice gleefully. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The collapse had come, as on former occasion, just as I had expected. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry for that, and ought to thank him for not shaking me, I suppose. What the dickens does the fellow expect?” and the old gentleman looked a trifle ashamed of his own testiness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t expect this promotion would suck up so much of my time.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“He’s forgotten a lot. Most of his complex responses seem to have been wiped out. He’s solving problems on a much more primitive level than I would have expected.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Why would I just expect you to help me? Why would you?" Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Perhaps because they consider me the family academic, my mother and father expect me to know. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed him to hug me close and say that to whom much is given, much is also expected. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Emily waited a beat, expecting a punch line or her brother to start laughing and take his words back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I don't know what he expects from me now. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I hadn’t expected your mama could spare you.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

This was a sure sign to God of his humility and servitude, and it was only fair to expect our reward. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mike Carmichael and his wife are expecting me because I called them from the road. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Yet he came away feeling that the Europeans had less to teach him and Beams than he had expected. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She looked about eighty-five in both age and weight, which wasn’t what I expected. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

As also could be expected, Mother was patient and understanding, saying what a truly wonderful thing it was to meet the Dragon King. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How do you expect the kid to learn if you always give in like that?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black folks aren’t born expecting segregation, prepared from day one to follow its confining rules. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Returning from the funeral, my brother, sisters, and I half expected to find some vaguely familiar Sharon Two standing at the kitchen counter and working the puzzle in TV Guide. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I expected him to turn and walk away, but there were six stinging blows on the backs of my thighs, each accompanied by a whistle of air. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It felt so anticlimactic—to sit all day expecting an outcome, only to find that it was time to go home and wait some more. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Curly was fuming, as if he’d expected honesty from the young burglar. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Miss Havisham,” she returned, “I am as well as can be expected.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She expected Dvorah to look surprised or exclaim her disbelief, but she didn’t. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

If she needed more money, she was expected to raise the funds herself. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I went downstairs and dialed Henry’s number, and got, as I expected, no answer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“And he won’t let the nurse take any blood. I don’t know how he expects us to examine him if he won’t cooperate.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Small slips these are, memories they wouldn’t expect from a two-year-old, but my memories don’t differentiate—two days, two years, or ten—they are all the same weight and intensity. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, it got rid of him, didn’t it? And I don’t expect he’ll be coming back round to check again.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When you turn on mainstream TV or open a mainstream newspaper, do you expect to find mostly people of another race? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“But perhaps the Gryffindor team will be able to raise some gold and get new brooms, too. You could raffle off those Cleansweep Fives; I expect a museum would bid for them.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

They were given names and relatives, and special responsibilities for the cosmic services they were expected to perform. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I suppose I must say it. Welcome to Camp Half- Blood. There. Now, don’t expect me to be glad to see you.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It's October, and so far things have been going pretty good, better than I ever expected. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t spring something like that on me, and then expect me not to say anything,” I mumbled against his finger. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, your grandfather is so full of fun, I expect he has a grand time when he goes to New York for the store.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He pushed back the gold-braided cap and squinted at the house through his steel-framed glasses as if expecting the curling smoke to write the answer in the autumn air. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning no one seemed to be out looking for me so I sneaked up on the house fully expecting to find a bloodbath. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The pasta carbonara smelled delicious, but I didn’t expect I’d get to eat any because of the yelling and fighting and Charlie’s occasional hysterical outbursts. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

However, despite our lack of facial hair, every Navajo recruit was still expected to put soap on his face each morning and scrape away his imaginary beard. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest, even if they did graduate from high school, were expected to take their place in the workforce immediately. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

There was much less bustle and clamor than I had expected. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t just that bold, extended high C, which was the kind of macho sound that they expected from a man only. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I nod more vigorously than I expected to. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since last winter, Piper had expected Khione to show her frosty face sooner or later. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Gene Nora opened her telegram, expecting perhaps more instructions or even confirming the test dates. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was ready in a few minutes because she had expected them. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe if you didn’t run through the halls and shout at everyone. I can’t tell if you do all this because it’s expected or because it’s just the way you are.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Yossarian is no better than the other men, and he has no right to expect any special privileges, has he?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It might not work as well as everyone expected, with doctors doing hours and hours of work and me looking the same at the end. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I keep expecting the parrot to voice an opinion, forgetting that he’s not in the room. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He wondered if Ellsberg might be expecting to spend some time in jail. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was not at all what I expected her to say. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s not necessary, you know. I don’t expect you to ... I mean, you don’t have to pretend for me.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t know what it’s like, expecting to see it on the office bulletin board or the atrium wall. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Every home is expected to have a good dictionary in it so that each student can do his or her homework properly. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or 10,” I say, trying to keep Windy from expecting too much. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Likely they’re foreign and don’t know about buying their drinks at the bar. Want to be waited on, I expect.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I feint right, and just as I was expecting, he takes the bait, following my body. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But I expect the true beginning lies in what led me to the University. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I sit up straighter now that everyone is expecting something from me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He feels he has great need of friendship and understanding, but he is reluctant to confide in others, and when he does, expects to be misunderstood or even betrayed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one knew what was expected of him, and out of the congress came no unifying idea. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s breathing so loudly through his nostrils that I expect him to exhale fire. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, I certainly expect you to win your first match after all this hard work!” said Slughorn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Things had changed a good deal in the preceding years, and he felt overtaken by events that he had not expected to live long enough to have to confront. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s the normal stuff you’d expect to see in a drainage ditch: old tires, rusty shopping carts, broken sofas that seem to have fallen from space—a brand new obstacle course. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Then she’ll expect us to pass under this archway and begin the games. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Mott had traveled to the area from Philadelphia to attend a yearly Quaker meeting and to visit Martha, her sister, who was expecting a baby. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But then, you never knew what to expect of any new kid, not really. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the curtain is drawn, Scoob expects Dad to sit back down across from him. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

It seemed to have been long planned, this meeting, for they all knew where to go and what to expect. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I expected better,” Cain said as Celaena crawled into a kneeling position, still clutching at her useless piece of wood. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But I never really trusted them, and whenever I went after the monkeys along the dimly lit hippo tunnels, I was always expecting to see a sinister human shape lurking there. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though I had expected to find them there, just as in those dreams in which I encountered my grandfather looking at me from across the dimensionless space of a dream-room. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As might be expected, the answer the various participants gave to such an overarching question depended a great deal on the ground on which they were standing. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But I had not expected the heat in October. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lift the lid, and it’s worse than I expect. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She had expected someone much more elegant; this man wore black riding leathers and a black shirt that looked as if it had seen better days. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing but what you might expect: pink, tumbled boulders with guano layered on them like icing; and a steep slope up to the shattered rocks that crowned the bastion. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Kamen could not fathom how Lawrence expected to be immune from courtroom questioning; he supposed, undoubtedly correctly, that Ernest was “not prepared to undergo the trauma of an adversary confrontation.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He expected to see the horn emptied, but it was as full as when he had begun to drink, or nearly as full. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I expected something else, a direct threat, perhaps. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My answer to that question was not the one they expected, but it drove home my point. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the bell rang at last, I turned my back to him to gather my things, expecting him to leave immediately as usual. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Tell your daddy and the rest of those boys they were told to expect trouble,” he spat out. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He added one to the number of things in it that were almost more than God had any right to expect of him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Since so much depends on a wrestler’s eighth win, he should be expected to fight harder in a crucial bout. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I expected him to give the Apothecary the yew tree when the Apothecary first asked. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Each time I would expect him to be gone; or worse, I would expect him to say I could not come in. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think there’s less of a chance I'll be expected to cry in the audition if there’s, like, fewer people in the scene. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

What she did not usually expect, however, was a hooded man in black at her side—as there was now. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

How can Ben and Cillian have expected me to be prepared for this? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Holding the first bag upside down, she unzipped it, expecting the flies to fall down into the lemonade. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Half expecting Miss Lilian to stop me, I ran to the bathroom. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Either her captors were sloppy, or they hadn’t expected her to wake up so quickly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Nor could he expect a customer to enter at this hour. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I had ever been expected to do much writing. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

‘Though if he comes, it is likely to be in some way that no one expects, not even Denethor. It will be better so. At least he should come unheralded by us.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She looked down, expecting to see Mama right behind her, and triumph turned to terror. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She had asked him to, afraid that it would be the last letter she ever got from him, for once they were married they did not expect to be spending time apart. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever we went to compete against other schools in New Jersey, I never knew what to expect. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“As for the books I see you reading,” he said, “they are not what I would expect a black child to want to read. Why do you read them?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the breeze ruffled the tree branches behind him, and Cole spun around, expecting the Spirit Bear again. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Except that what he was wearing was kind of in between what you would expect a man to wear and what you might expect a woman to wear. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But I notice that Windy keeps looking at the door like she expects security forces to come busting through. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Every man who wore the black walked the Wall, and every man was expected to take up steel in its defense, but die rangers were the true fighting heart of the Night's Watch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“How dare you fiends inflict a rabid bird upon your unsuspecting customers? You may expect to be sued in the morning.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t expected an answer so I was surprised when he spoke quietly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t expect you to. So then, where did you meet him?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Rat looked off to the west, scanning the mountains, as if expecting something to appear on one of the high ridgelines. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if this is a trap? What if it’s what they expect us to do?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I expected she would show signs of great distress and shame; but to my surprise she neither wept nor blushed: composed, though grave, she stood, the central mark of all eyes. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Roy had expected an emotional reaction to the news of the groundbreaking ceremony, but Mullet Fingers remained surprisingly calm, almost as if he’d been expecting it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what I expected us to do, but it all seemed too easy after hiding for so many days. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t expected I would be turned away, not after what the mother had said. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But this synthesis is apparent in many other aspects of the culture, too, as would be expected in a place where as much as three-quarters of the population claims some Indian descent. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When Garfield arrived in Chicago, he didn't expect to leave as the presidential candidate. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He expected that he'd be jittery or in a hurry but he was able to keep a calm, even pace. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We put on his ruffled Sunday suit and I tell him that we are expecting a sweet angel and where angels tread, the hosts must be as beautiful as floating hibiscus. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

"Yet it is expected of you. Your absence has been noted." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I waited there in the corn, expecting Mama or Jay to come looking for me and tell me to come back home. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“They couldn’t rightly be expecting you,” he said, “seeing as you’re the only one’s come, so far.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He paused, as if expecting a laugh, but none came. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The teachers ask us easier questions, if they ask us anythin’ at all, and they expect dumb answers. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could sense his unease—I wasn’t acting the way he had expected. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Being an American, it was expected of him, and who was he to deny the world an occasional tantrum? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In return, Guiteau expected to be rewarded with a political job when Garfield won the election. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

We expected Russia to attack at any moment—and we found later that Russia felt the same way about us. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Just like Europeans in the Age of Honey, a Hindu was expected to do the work of his or her ancestors. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

One would therefore expect a force on the plates, pushing them toward each other. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no carriage here. The Herr is not expected after all. He will now come on to Bukovina, and return to-morrow or the next day; better the next day.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But to be quite frank, Mrs Taylor, during the time I was most involved in great affairs, Mr Churchill was not such a key figure and was not really expected to become one. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I went up to his room, half expecting some change—I don’t know what. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I couldn't expect help from Mama and Papa. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked it so much more than he had expected to. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing was expected of her, she was a child after all in their eyes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Just don’t be too disappointed, Ari, okay? Don’t expect too much. Your father went to see him once.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

More than a decade later, she told a confidant that the raid “was what one might have expected of Nazi Germany, but not of the United States.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She stood there, hunched, shivering, expecting him to scold her for running around in the cold like an idiot. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

If you aren’t a musician, I don’t expect you to understand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My mother rubs her temples, and while the doctor outlines what he expects to be a quick recovery process, Dean Anderson enters—along with one of the police officers that I saw talking to Phil. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Come right in, please; we’ve been expecting you,” sang out two sweet voices in unison. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Tragic part is, Merv’s craftier by half than what he makes out he is. It suits Merv to act the village idiot, ’cause all the other kids expect it.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Sooner than Thomas expected, Teresa had found him and was sitting next to him, her body pressed against his despite plenty of room on the bench. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I dig my fingernails into my palms as my face comes up, expecting the worst. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As I expected, Mechtild now kept a vicious dog to guard against robbers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She expected to find a dark, forgotten room, but this was something far different. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He expected more good news about the surrender of additional Confederate armies. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had already memorized the choreography of the Balanchine Nutcracker, so I expected to come out of class dancing like a real ballerina. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Extraordinary! We shall walk around back. I expect that’s where the kitchen entrance will be.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

All day I expect Pop to take me out of class, away from this school. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, “I tried. He’s expecting us at the hotel in twenty minutes.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was a rhetorical question; I wasn’t really expecting an answer, but Millard gave me one anyway. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was early afternoon before we finally came to the source of the smoke, and what we found was not at all what we expected. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She reaches for my face, and I flinch from her, expecting the cold caress of a spirit. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Listen,” he continued calmly, “I was extraordinarily careful. No one except Skarpi knew I was coming. I didn’t mention you to anyone. I didn’t expect to actually find you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He sat in edgy silence while I finished my dinner, swiveling his head to check out all the windows, expecting to see a fat, angry face pressed against the glass. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I expect your cooking smells as good to her as it does to me.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I picked up the sword, it was lighter than I expected. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It took a four-man team to guard the lowliest politician, but he was expected to contain this impossible situation on his own. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

When your service is exclusive for Deckers, not many reviews are to be expected. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“So what now? Do you expect me to call you grandma or something?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The rich people who back tributes -either because they're betting on them or simply for the bragging rights of picking a winner -expect someone classier than Haymitch to deal with. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

His shoulders were tense, as if he expected a fight. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

That was the last thing she’d expected after showing him her pendant and telling him she hadn’t kept the Smoke a secret. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t think anybody had expected the case to turn into a lesson about protecting our fellow officers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had obviously not expected the item he was supposed to steal—which had made the old man's voice quiver with longing—would be a piece of old wood! The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

You were expected to respond to questions, and you were expected to pose questions of your own. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never really expected to see such a thing in my life, but that’s what he’s doing: He’s sitting there and crying and pretending he’s not, as he keeps holding up the newspaper. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had expected to see chairs and tables swathed in dust-sheets, and dust-sheets too over the great double bed against the wall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She had expected a photographer’s apartment to be covered in photographs, but the walls were bare. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, what can you expect from someone like that?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They advanced now slowly, expecting at every hour some answer to their challenge, and they drew together, since it was but waste of men to send out scouts or small parties from the main host. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what I expected of them, but I am surprised by how normal they seem. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

If a star could collapse to such a small size, it is not unreasonable to expect that other stars could collapse to even smaller size and become black holes. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was he half- expecting to hear the creak of a stair or the swish of a cloak? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I always expect people to ask themselves. Life is too short to send out invitations.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Black child,” the old man said angrily, and added, “what did you expect?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark half expected them to be wearing crazy robes or be flat-out naked, but they wore simple clothes—T-shirts, tank tops, jeans, shorts, tennis shoes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I knew Teach couldn’t move, but like, I hadn’t expected him to be hooked up to so many tubes. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Why should my team be expected to raise twenty thousand dollars? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Eisenhowers brochure put forth a vague, practically useless timetable for when the United States might be expected to achieve a variety of objectives in space: “Early,” “Later,” “Still Later,” “And Much Later Still.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes. At first, that’s all it was, didn’t expect anything to come of it. But then last semester, we started talking more and spending more time together, and it like...evolved.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I had expected him to discharge Kathy, and to give Elias and Andrew lighter sentences. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"As well as can be expected," Helena said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie expected someone to yell at him, but mostly no one seemed to notice. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was quite clear which group he expected to be in, and quite clear, too, that he thought it wouldn’t be a big one. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was expecting something shinier, with glass and metal; this seems pretty ordinary. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

But she knew better than to expect a grown man to want her, so she went for a schoolboy. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry glanced automatically at Ron’s neck and saw, as he had expected, the golden chain of the Horcrux glinting there. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I stand there, staring at the trees, like I expect them to give me an answer to my questions. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

You certainly wouldn’t expect them to uphold their 80 percent clip. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“All that hair. I hope she don’t expect nothing fancy.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one expected us to be here. We’re here. Black kids. My darker brother.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His yelling bay sounded a lot more like he was just barking because he figured that’s what we expected him to do. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was expecting to see Arthur Bauer trotting out with him, but number 4 was still standing there on the sideline with the other clean uniforms. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Robin remembered that his father expected him to be a knight. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

They expected it would be an easy win. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

One doesn’t any more feel for a hotel room than one expects a hotel room to feel for its occupant. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite she had wanted a nice funeral, I knew she wouldn’t expect a boy to walk around with a long face the rest of his life. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Half these people expect to see a ghost around every corner.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His voice got higher and slower, as if he expected it to be rising into the church rafters. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Ah well, one must not expect too much. I am well enough. But I did not come to talk about myself.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, how would one know for sure that at any given moment a response of the bantering sort is truly what is expected? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But Diderot’s name for this newly born colossus is not ‘Science’, as we might expect. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Few of the ancient sources are very specific about these matters, as we would expect when speaking of one of the most visible and famous institutions of their times. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Were you to kick her in the stomach, the most you could expect would be a demotion to "semisweet." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Yet once the sixty-inch shook off its quirks in the spring of 1939, it began to perform as spectacularly as its designers expected. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

They expected answers, but when those answers came, they were not very satisfactory. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

So many things have gone wrong for her in her seventeen years that she’s come to expect it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You could go backward,” Hecate suggested, “retrace your steps to Rome...but Gaea’s forces are expecting that. None of you will survive.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You can get a spare for free from the janitor, but it won’t have the school crest. And don’t expect it to fit. Or have been washed.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Harry had to admit, however, that as Mr. Weasley had once demolished half of the living room, his reappearance could not have been expected to delight Uncle Vernon. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

With the passage of time we may expect progressively more serious outbreaks of insects, both disease-carrying and crop-destroying species, in excess of anything we have ever known. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“That explains the missing foot. Still in the trap, I expect.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“They did, boy!” says the captain, with far more patience than I expected. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

At first the Underthing was exactly what I had expected Tunnels and pipes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Within a week, they had canvassed all the members of the Briggs panel and come away even more shocked at their complacency than they expected. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

At first the men had speculated about how soon they could possibly expect a rescue ship. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He paused and looked around the room and then concluded, “I never expect to see a better rowed race.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He slapped Tea Cake lustily across his back and Tea Cake tried to smile as he was expected to do. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

A newspaper account described typical Levittown home buyers as “young persons of moderate financial circumstances who had small children and might expect others.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t heard from him in months, and was ticked that he had the nerve to expect her to drop everything and come running. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I peek over to the path leading from my house, fully expecting to see my mother coming down it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t expect me to come all this way, did you?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I kept turning around, expecting to see him. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“I fully expect to see you on Good Morning America with that ten-foot-high trophy!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“But when the time came, he broke his oath to us, as might be expected.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I expected bumps, swerves, screeching brakes, head-on collisions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He looked up at Justin, grinning, expecting to see Justin looking relieved, or puzzled, or even grateful — but certainly not angry and scared. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

People had voted for James Garfield, never expecting Arthur to inherit the office. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I half expect his eyes to flutter, his mouth to smile. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But with him gone and no way of knowing what to expect, my mother moved all of us down to Terminal Island. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t expected that much of an allowance. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A group of men who have quarrelled with the law cannot be expected to set up a government patterned after the one they antagonized.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if no one expected the police would be interested in yet another disappearance or, if they were, that they would be competent enough to conduct an effective investigation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But what would you expect of one born in America and his father from the North. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what I was expecting,” she muttered to herself. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have nothing I’m gunning to do. I had my funeral and that didn’t exactly go as planned. Not really expecting a do-over, though.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Surely we won’t be expected to pledge that much. Why, we haven’t even got enough money for gasoline for the tractors as it is!” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I have knights and lords in my service, scions of noble Houses old in honor. They cannot be expected to serve under poachers, peasants, and murderers.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the event, the sedimentary layer was 50 percent deeper than expected and the basaltic layer was never found at all. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I expect to have nightmares, but I must be too tired, because my mind stays empty. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I cowered to the back of the cage, which was just what he expected me to do; one hand pressed me flat against the wire wall; then his fingers gripped my shoulders. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m tired,” she said, and I nodded, deflated because I had expected more. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“And how do you expect to feed her after those are gone?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They were, in fact, in the fifth boat, the lowest rung on the ladder and the last place in which anyone would expect to see serious contenders for next spring’s first varsity rowing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Odenigbo quickly turned the radio on, as though he had been expecting the woman with this news. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As she brought up her chair and sat down he smiled as though he had been expecting her, and when she took his hand he did not seem surprised. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Any boy with a name like George Washington must surely have great things expected of him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’d sit up half the night expecting the Klan to come riding past the store in those tin lizzie Model A cars and what would I do if they did? The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expect him to say “Wilderness is best. Nothing beats cooking over an open fire.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

But the small gray monk sighed and looked to Heaven, as if to say, What else would I expect from Michelangelo di Bologna? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“If you expect to find out what you need to know.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Sure they’re sitting off the coast,” Milton now, “what do you expect? The Junta comes in and throws Makarios out. So the Turks are getting anxious. It’s a volatile situation.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He felt a need to speak more, for he felt that maybe Mr. Dalton expected it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We Navajos were just expected to fit back in. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never said a word to my mom, so she wasn’t expecting anything. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was not surprised, for without knowing, he had been expecting it. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Contrary to what everyone expected, Arcadio did not have him shot. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He had expected to become a captain, a company commander, because of his wisdom and age. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They expected to find that the disintegration yield rose in a curve consonant with increases in the energy of the bombarding deuterons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

George knew she couldn’t have possibly expected to hear Ms. Udell call her name. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

It is made of thick, finely woven cloth that is softer to the touch than I expect. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She was not expecting that; she stumbles back, but doesn’t fall. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now once more he could expect the big thunder of cannon. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I didn't know we were getting dressed up,'' he said when she sat down next to him. "I'm expecting you to take me someplace nice," she said softly. "I will . . he said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

It was like she had expected them to move back when they saw her and stand around in a circle and look. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ever since he could remember, Robin had been told what was expected of him as son of his father. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Just before I heard the shattering crunch of the van folding around the truck bed, something hit me, hard, but not from the direction I was expecting. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’m expecting the hyenas to laugh, but this is a very serious accusation. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The consciousness of being in overwhelming force had given these sightseers a courage which the Savage had not expected of them. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I soon learned not to expect knowledge of the country they passed through. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s upset that I didn’t ask her opinion and bought them in colors that she didn’t expect. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After coming in from outside, he would have expected to need time for his eyes to adjust to the dim interior of the Public Hall, or whatever this huge, ornate building actually was. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I dodge and turn, but he expects the blow, and I have to stumble inelegantly back, blocking yet another heavy chop of his blade. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“What more can you expect?” she asked him quietly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wasn't expecting him to say that, especially since this is the hospital I ran away from. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"What are you doing?" she shouts, shoving me a little harder than I’m expecting. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He looks up like he’s expecting me to say more. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She called us “you boys” and acted as if she had been expecting us for days, possibly years. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She had expected that the monkey’s interior would be a lake of blood, but no, this monkey looked all right, it had not bled into itself. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pass the open door to Mr. Porter’s room and, in one hurried glance, pull in more than I expected. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Cold air rippled across Jason’s face as the Mist subtly altered his appearance, showing the suitors what they expected to see. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I’m half expecting it to be empty, but instead, right up on the dirt next to us is a big ol’ wriggling fish. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Off to Iona I went, half expecting to see kids on all fours licking up spit. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m kinda expecting a disaster tomorrow, and it will be sweet, sweet vindication.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She has the perfect body and expects everyone to be as lucky as she is. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Now she expects him to pay for college when he has a sole-proprietor business and Kate’s a receptionist at the car parts place. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

There is not the welcoming roar I am expecting. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had expected somebody with pockmarks smothered under heavy makeup, somebody tough and knowing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Each time she turned a corner, she expected a posse on horses, with torches and muskets and mean smiles. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t expect the cold, flat eyes of Zak glaring out at me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ma’s mouth was hanging open and she was staring at us, like she expected somebody to pull a rabbit out of a hat. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Ever since the first night I had slept at the Courters’, they had expected me to help in the kitchen. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Billy expected the Tralfamadorians to be baffled and alarmed by all the wars and other forms of murder on Earth. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The king was clad in a gilded breastplate with a roaring lion engraved upon its chest, as if he expected the war to engulf them at any moment. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“If I say I will, I will. I could help you, I expect.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, it was pretty obvious that the guy wasn’t expecting to see her on the floor. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The man gasped, as if he had not expected her to say that. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Booth’s information was incorrect, however, and Lincoln did not arrive as expected. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he started his business, he expected a 95 percent payment rate, based on the experience at his own office. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I’d expected her to be sullen and suspicious, but nothing could be further from the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was no way I could have, because Clancy Gray looked straight at me and said the very last thing on earth I expected. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

If the writ was denied—as they expected it would be—then Anthony could appeal her case directly to the Supreme Court. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was sadder than seeing my own father cry, because my father is the sort of person you expect might cry if he was terribly upset. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“What did you expect? A luxury sleeper car?” said the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“That is the question we must all consider. Clearly we cannot expect any spinners to join us willingly.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It was a little trickier than I expected. But I hope he will be satisfied. You sound confident that your reception will be good?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He expected ex-slaves from the island to spread into America, preaching freedom and rebellion to the slaves. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I think he expects me to object and insist on more swordplay, but I am too tired to even think of it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He sounded so surprised that I looked ’round the clearing expecting something peculiar to be going on. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I’d expected the courtroom to be quiet and serious, like a church, but the crowd buzzed like they were waiting for a carnival to start. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

There was seldom any danger of my raising the bar, but at the Hearthside Annette once upbraided me for freshening up the display desserts: “They’ll expect us all to start doing that!” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s about right. I didn’t expect you to be so, well, normal.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She expects nothing of days such as this, simply waits for them to end. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was a handsome guy and a lot younger than I expected, in his early thirties, I’d guess. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“She’s fine. It’s only a little concussion. I expect she’ll be back here later this evening. The doctor wanted her watched for a few hours.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very suddenly, Francis said: “You know, I keep expecting Henry to show up.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“But...you can’t expect me to do in a year what no one has ever done before ” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When this version comes out, I expect every Florinese scholar alive to slaughter me. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I never expected this. We were doing so good, ey? You and me.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’s probably expecting me to thank him, apologize, and explain what happened. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Had I met Bess upon a Mississippi plantation, I would have expected her to act as she had. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now we didn’t expect it at all, but we wondered all the time where he was and if he missed us too. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

As expected, Dad was kicked back in his recliner, scrolling through his phone. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

How can she possibly expect me to go out? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I expect him to appear on this wall. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, looking pleased with himself, he puffed out his feathers, gave a great braaawk, and waddled into the Paqo’s home as if he were a welcome and expected guest. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Not quite,” replied Powell bitterly, “but what do you expect us to do now?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone had always watched him, expecting him to lead the way. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Hands, softer than he had been expecting, touched Harry’s face, pulled back an eyelid, crept beneath his shirt, down to his chest, and felt his heart. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I had not expected him to inquire further but instead he perked up noticeably. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The next morning in court one of the prosecutors made the announcement that White and everyone in the buzzing gallery were expecting: Ernest Burkhart refused to testify for the state. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It was Charles’s turn to be shocked; he had not expected her to answer right away. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finn watched the cornfield as if expecting an army of monsters to burst from it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

From the buildup I’m expecting a room full of people, but it’s just Kyro. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I almost expected the chandelier to start tinkling. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

None of us would have expected it from Padre Gabriel, who was, we thought, a stooge substitute sent in after Padre de Jesus was arrested. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, if Torricelli had upended the tube in air, everyone would expect the mercury to run out, because it would quickly be replaced by air; no vacuum would be created. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how I expected him to say it—with relief, maybe, because Marcus, his father and the menace of his life, is finally gone. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

While the turnout of West Oakland High attendees was higher than Moss expected, an unease crept through him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It had been just a day since I’d sent the letter to Miss Evelyn, and I was not expecting any reply for a while. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

A great deal of the time you were expected to make them up out of your head. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He turned away as though he didn’t expect an answer. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Answers were expected on the following day, Valentine’s Day. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“I was expecting something a little more outdated,” she said when I came over after bringing the newsmen their sandwiches. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The question debated was: What did the Communist party expect from the club? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike the United States, the Soviet government expected women to work outside of the home, and by the 1950s, many Soviet women were pursuing scientific and technical careers. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

She began to half walk, half run down the road and he watched her go, disappointed and yet not sure what he had expected her to do. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I expected Mom to come back with one of her choice remarks, but she listened to my tirade in silence. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The expected payout on a slot machine is determined in like manner. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody notices any difference—not because they don’t care, but because it’s early in the morning, and nobody’s expected to be frilly there. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

At any moment I expected the blue dinghy to come chugging into view, Abbey riding to the rescue. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I felt it was what was to be expected, and what could not be helped: an ordinary beggar is frequently an object of suspicion; a well-dressed beggar inevitably so. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I do not know what to expect and only know of them from the pictures in books I’ve seen. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In years to come, Harry would never quite remember how he had managed to get through his exams when he half expected Voldemort to come bursting through the door at any moment. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The life of a priest’s wife had been even worse than Aunt Zo had expected. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She had never longed for a magic wand, did not expect to marry a prince, and was scornful—most of the time—of her grandmother’s elves. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced up at Mrs. Granger, expecting to see those eyes drilling a hole in him. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One night is so long. Two nights are even longer. How will I manage to cope with three nights? Four days feel like a month to me, and you expect me to wait nine days?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Papa had already said he didn't expect anything of her except that she win Insomnia Con. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

How could Elena expect her to defeat some evil in this castle, when there was so much more of it out there? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He tuned to the news, expecting to hear about the earthshaking story on the front page of the Times. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“If she can’t even arrange her work schedule, how can she possibly expect to be stable enough to raise a child?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now imagine you are at a race in which no count or starting signal is given, but a chosen leader just decides to start running and you are expected to jump in and catch up. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

What did he expect—that the other kid would run out in his backyard and yell, “Hey, Luke, come out and play!” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t expected this day to come for many, many years. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was nine years since West Indian Archie and I had been stalking the streets, momentarily expecting to try and shoot each other down like dogs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing Hazel had expected was the immediate support of a member of the Owsla. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The goods have been donated by members and local shops, and the auction is expected to generate more than six thousand dollars this year, five hundred more dollars than last year. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He returned from Azkaban, expecting to find his daughter dutifully awaiting his return with a hot meal ready on his table. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It occurred to me that he’d always acted nervous and fidgety when we left Yancy, as if he expected something bad to happen. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The voice shivers back but answers the way I expected. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Trub nods and says, “I expect so. Africa’s called the cradle of civilization. Know why?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Vera raised her head and looked about the room as though expecting to see another rat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was expecting him to tell me to fetch my hat and coat and leave the building for ever. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would have expected to stand out in the crowd here, with her backpack and jeans and shiny green jacket—not to mention her dark skin and hair. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I expected to have competition, but knowing who it was made it more real. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It never went away in folk music, so whenever composers were trying to sound rustic, earthy or homesick for their native countryside, you could expect them to dip back into the modal well for inspiration. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

And if you keep them as outcasts, how do you expect them to act?” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I expect so, dear. Is everything all right?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Their chance to look for the camera came sooner than Jess expected. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

How did he expect her to answer something like that? Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

‘You expect me to believe Gaia sent you - a beggar - to check up on us?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t expect him to excel at everything, but Donovan excelled at nothing. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

It’s smaller than I expected but nice, with stained-glass windows and rows of polished wooden pews. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I look over my shoulder expecting everybody to be chasing us down with bats or the cops, but it isn’t either. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lourdes turns, expecting to find her father at her shoulder but she sees only the dusk settling on the tops of the oak trees, the pink tinge of sliding darkness. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the curtain rose at the Family Theater, my relatives expected to get the whole story. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She has compared me to my sister every single day of my life, so why should I expect that to change now that she’s dead? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Bigwig had been half expecting Campion to appear and had made up his mind to kill him if necessary. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time he was running his hand, not over the rocky wall, but through the thin air, as though expecting to find and grip something invisible. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As we might expect, the auditory cortex helps us discern different sounds processed by the cochlea. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

If he expected the other boys to be honest, he should be honest too. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Not all animals have lymphocytes with the same range of information, as you might expect. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was clear that the coaches expected black athletes to be better because of a belief that their bodies matured earlier than did those of whites. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not expect to see a ring of candles with her mother’s braid and red dancing shoes at the center. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

At least I knew what to expect of her. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I expect I’m better at finding things out than you are, dear. Tell me, what did you think of me before that day I gave you the note?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He answers gruffly, a bit impatiently, expecting it to be his mother calling to ask how his week has been. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, the congregation in the square might have been expecting a parade, or attending a political rally. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went home late that evening, expecting everyone to be asleep. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“What can you expect, when you take one’s breath away, creeping in like a burglar, and letting cats out of bags like that? Get up, you ridiculous boy, and tell me all about it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

How did she expect me to take out the trash with no arms? The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The response to the Remember When contest was better than we’d expected. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted to give you a heads-up on what to expect with the drill.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I glanced around, expecting one of our neighbors from a nearby farm to be fishing on the water’s edge. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They can be expected to have discovered and tested any wild plant species worth domesticating. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Emily waited a beat, expecting a punch line or her brother to start laughing and take his words back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I expect they’ve let it rot to give it a stronger flavor,” said Hermione knowledgeably, pinching her nose and leaning closer to look at the putrid haggis. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

‘Because you are a woman. But I didn’t bring Judith down here. I would not bring her down here. I dont expect you to believe that. But I swear to it.’ Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had expected him to be older than Florence, and bald, or gray. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

No Diana, of course, though there was something in Lyddie that kept waiting for her, that kept expecting to see the tall, quiet form moving toward her through the lint-filled room. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“But how do you ever expect to go about finding a cauldron in a place like this?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I half expected to see the shark’s white belly stretched out at the bottom of the harbor, as though its weight had split the bands and the shark had just sunk to the seafloor. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Did she really expect me to have the answer? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Young students were accordingly expected to learn an instrument and perform music daily, alongside gymnastics. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Behavior: Singers on stage are expected to act in a certain way. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

As for Kelton, I expect him to have a snotty comeback, but instead he just stands there, genuinely thrown by my comment. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Did he expect me to come with him? Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They probably expected me to keep walking, but I stopped. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe he expected it to break off like that piece of robot. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

"Men have repressed us too much. We're expected to pass up too many human things. But do you know another secret?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there’s another part of me that expected this. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had not expected it: He wrenched himself free, astonished, keeping his hand over Wormtail’s mouth. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It is not as cold as Celia had expected, despite the chilling wind. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But do you brothers and sisters expect any white man to do that? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is partially blind,” panted Griphook, “but even more savage for that. However, we have the means to control it. It has learned what to expect when the Clankers come. Give them to me.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“But the creator expects us to be ready. While you talk, you men work!” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The argument went on about whether Myanda was a witch or merely unlucky, and Tendai realized it was useless to expect help from the boys. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

"How can you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act proper?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

"I haven't the least idea. It's just crazy. The last thing one would expect. There seems no point in it." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

It's almost as if when they started this academy, they didn't expect there to be so many people who would actually come to get academied. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I look down, expecting the onion to be in plain view or something else I forgot I was carrying for luck today, but it’s not that. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Do you expect to get a reply?” he asked. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I expect her to offer me a single-digit gesture, but instead she says, “How did you do that?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Not that I had expected there would be. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A long tradition of using scales in particular ways has trained listeners to expect certain things from a piece of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It was clear then that they didn’t have the slightest intention of reopening the doors of Congress, as we all expected. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Certain things are expected of a queen. They will be expected of you should you ever wed Joffrey. Best learn." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“He recognizes Nemesis cracked another cookie and wrinkled her nose. “You will have great fortune when you least expect it,” she read. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

"I could see that,” said the ferryman, "and I did not expect any payment or gift from you. You will give it to me some other time.” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not unless it’s Mr. Johnson. Dad said he was expecting him.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t suffer fools lightly—and to him anyone who expects others to solve their problems is a fool. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As they crossed the deadline, they could expect trouble. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

So when I took time out of my busy schedule and burdensome duties to attend a middle school basketball game, I expected to see orderly students, good sportsmanship, and happy alumni. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Boys Charlie’s age can sometimes think and do things that you don’t expect. You have to be careful.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You are the oldest, and I expect you to be responsible for your sisters and brothers, and to do more around the house.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

How can he be expected to obey a law that feels so wrong? The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

When they came in to remove our crucifixes, we sort of expected it because of what’s been going on. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That means we give customers something extra they didn't expect," explained Jessie. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Just that we expected him to be more skeptical, to calm our feverish ambition. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

We had only the dimmest ideas of what to expect. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Of all joys this is the least expected!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tobin studies me for a sec, like he didn’t expect me to confess everything right away. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I stepped off the plane expecting somebody to be waiting right there, and when I didn’t see anybody I panicked. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Colonel says I’ve done a fine job and so quick he’s going to give me tomorrow as a holiday. He don’t expect to get back before night.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t expect this place to look like a travel agency. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I mean, are you even taking this seriously? Because you know this isn’t a joke. I let you register because I expected you to take this seriously.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was a nice break from the turmoil of his home, which lately had been filled with more relatives than any human being should be expected to endure. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“You expect me to believe that you’re some kind of hero?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

At least when students were treating me harshly, I knew what to expect. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His throat tightened in horror as his eyes traveled up its limbless body to its head and found that where he’d expected a reptilian skull was something else. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

If they both confess, they can both expect to spend three years in prison. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We expect no more these days. People have enough trouble getting by on their own. . . .” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

You probably expected a thousand words on gravity or the four laws of thermodynamics, not a journal recounting the last 144 days of my life—possibly of all life—interspersed with crazy doomsday scenarios. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She did not talk to anyone, as you would expect from someone encased in ice. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He expected her to grow pale at this pronouncement. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I expect to see relief in her eyes, but I don't. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She looked at the other refugees on the quay, expecting to see them shaking their fingers, saying, “Shame on you!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Yet the freedom to eat yams on the street was far less than I had expected upon coming to the city. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew Grandma said God was all we had, but maybe He expected something from me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He had half expected he would simply know what to do when the time came. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My pretend daddy read it and said, “Uh-uh-uh, well, you got to give them credit, you wouldn’t expect that they’d have the nerve to come down here and tell the truth.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“That is an ignis fatuus,” was my first thought; and I expected it would soon vanish. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I always have, and I expect I always will. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"Still . . . mothers and children, he might have expected she'd try to save the babe." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

While speeches were made in English, Russian, and Icelandic, the audience fidgeted, craning their necks to the side entrance, half expecting—hoping—that at any moment Fischer would make a grand entrance. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The weather doesn’t suck your blood,” I say, expecting her to have a comeback, but she just shakes her head. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

That was what Mr. Taphouse would have expected. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She is expecting twins, though they are not due for a few more weeks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Even though I expect to see her as a ghost, I know I’ll still miss the flesh and blood Mama Ya-Ya. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“For a while I expected you to be like Jeremiah,” she told him. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

At the station I had expected to see the porters from the hotels but there was no one. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

All in one day; they couldn’t have expected it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“We just returned the wallet because it was the right thing to do. We never expected anything like this.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He expects her to blink at any moment, but she does not. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After she hung up with Zeitoun, Kathy did what she knew she shouldn’t do, because clients no doubt needed and expected to reach her in the morning. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Not just because of the diseases, but because, she said, “sex affects emotions in ways you’d never expect.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the unicorn came, things were different from what had been expected. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t expect you to say yes. You never drink coffee,” said Darla. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was shorter than Minnie’s letters had led Anna to expect, and not as handsome, but there was something about him that even Minnie’s glowing letters had not captured. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And third, help can come when it’s least expected, and that’s good to remember, because it means you’re never really alone. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

"God expects young people to serve the Fatherland," he says. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed impossibly hard for them to expect people to just calmly abandon someone they loved so that he could be executed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The other day he told me what a river looked like and said he’d seen it in a dream. It’s Fiver’s blood, you know. It’s only to be expected with Fiver’s blood.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d held the post for years, in part because loyal service to the party machine was more or less expected of city employees. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My voice sounds clear and stern—not what I expected to hear. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You wonder what to expect from now on?” she asked. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know who I’m expecting to see, but it certainly isn’t Raj. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“You expect to make it to the earl’s manor in four days?” he asked quietly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t expect any miracles as a result, but even so, it was hard sometimes not to get discouraged. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spinning rod flew from my grip and I pitched backward, expecting at any moment to crack my skull against the planks of the transom. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“And I’m sorry. I wasn’t expecting...to react like that. I guess I was just so surprised by what you told me.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Despite the fear we all felt for her, we were not expecting them to attack a woman. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But he expected the worst, and braced himself. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They wondered what we would expect from them. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I expected to find Fern tummy-down, spread out on the bed and fast asleep after a bout of crying. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

For one thing, Dad keeps glancing in her direction, expecting her to jump in and support him. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Probably paid with a twenty. Got six, seven bucks in change. Somebody expects to live under this roof, he ought to carry his own weight. Am I right, Eddie?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I think he expected me to agree wholeheartedly about the suffering of the Haitian poor and the injustices of the world, but I couldn’t always summon the same anger he felt. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Everyone who saw him expected him to be dead by morning. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I expect I might not do too badly in that army of yours. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

As many as a hundred thousand people had been expected for the regatta, but by midafternoon only perhaps a third of that number had showed up. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I told Martin about Louis, expecting him to tell me about his pets. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know about that, but no sense worrying about what may never be. But I don’t expect there isn’t any boy that ain’t never, at least, thought of swinging from the barn.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tossed the blues harp to Clayton, who didn’t expect it, but caught it. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Everyone expected Harry T. Burn to vote against the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

And why hadn't he expected her to be so grown up? Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Bailey hesitantly reaches out, expecting his fingers to pass through Marco’s hand as easily as they did before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As I expected, she comes at me with a right hook, hissing when I duck it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her Swiss Army knife’s not here, which I would expect no matter where she was going. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shot-down pilots, of course, torpedoed sailors, of course, you expect that. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t expect him back here. Certainly not tonight. And not in this weather.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

When everyone sees her, the thrill of collective excitement is so electric, I almost expect each person’s hair to stand on end. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Every single time your father turns on the radio, I honestly think he expects to tune in on ‘It’s a Wise Child’ and hear all you children, one by one, answering questions again.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Robert looks so real, you half expect him to crunch his beer can against his forehead and ask for another cold one. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The two other officers, one of them from my class, held their hands off their sides as though they expected action any instant. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he had expected, Gebu had not believed the simple truth, that he had forgotten to collect his wages. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He rode the school bus home with Courtney once, felt uncomfortable at comments directed at him, and told her not to expect him to ever do that again. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was as if Bunderson was saying: Go on, nothings really happening, and I don’t much expect it to. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Both Uncle Clark and Aunt Jody talked to me as though I were a grownup and I wondered if I could do what was expected of me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He expected the big kids to get that look in their eyes that meant they were going to lie to him. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I peer up at him, expecting to see The Poor Motherless Girl Look, but that’s not what I see on his face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She dressed like I expected a Mormon to dress on Sunday, in a floral skirt that reached to the floor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And now Nate knew what Samuel would expect him to do. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

We expected her to be dragged in at any minute, as she had been before. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Octavia would expect to accompany Mark Antony and their children living in Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

This I found locked, as might be expected. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Among modern foragers, forty-five-year-old women can expect to live another twenty years, and about 5–8 per cent of the population is over sixty. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Her Grace expects she'll have need of him before the night's done." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I expect to see eagles but don’t catch sight of any. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I stood at his desk not knowing what to expect. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Don’t expect it. Are you better than other men? I tell you it won’t ever die until you do.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They did not know what to do or understand what was expected of them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were enough there — the supply clerk had reached for the top one without even looking — to know that they expected that many of us would be going home in them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shin said he did not expect forgiveness for what he was about to disclose. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

And she withdrew, sliding the door closed behind her.“People expect you to have cooler friends than us,” said Luna, once again displaying her knack for embarrassing honesty. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say anything, and she didn’t expect me to. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The judge then adjourned court for the day, and we expected to go home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not expect to find children sitting in a circle on the floor, holding hands. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You expect us to believe that Mrs....uh, that some woman sent you this heart picture her kid drew?” she asked skeptically. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Still, she had not expected such harsh retaliation. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The convoy slows down as we pass through the fence, like they expect someone to jump out and stop us. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time he warned them that after this treacherous deed the worst was to be expected. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“Though I expect Satao did not capture as much in his notes.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The impacts began on July 16, 1994, went on for a week and were bigger by far than anyone–with the possible exception of Gene Shoemaker–expected. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I expect someone will catch them at the bottom of the chute,” said Mr. Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Your term of service is over and the time of dissolution has come. I expected it, but—Well, the Master’s will be done!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Surely the captain doesn’t expect us to appear on deck in our nightclothes!” I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

But that part of him which always made him at least outwardly adjusted to what was expected of him made him now keep what his body wanted out of full consciousness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We both look at the spot where I touched him, like we expect his arm to explode. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Pong was cared for, and he was expected to care for others. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The Preacher said, “If it was me, I’d circle around and come from the south. You all go look north. I’m not expecting any trouble. These are my woods, I know what’s what out here.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

You can expect to spend the rest of your life as a corporate slave, Johnny, I thought. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I had expected to become more devout as I grow older but somehow I haven’t,” he said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Harry had no idea which way was up, which down: His scar was still burning; he expected to die at any second. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Besides, he didn't expect to find anything anyway. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t expect—I mean—I’m surprised—I mean—man, am I glad you’re here!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And here he was a little halfling from the Shire, a simple hobbit of the quiet countryside, expected to find a way where the great ones could not go, or dared not go. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I then brought up the question of my freedom and said that if he expected me to go out to pasture upon my release he was greatly mistaken. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did Mumtaz tell you what you are expected to do in this household?” she asked. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She called it, expecting to get a recording, but to her surprise a woman answered the phone on the second ring. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Life was going about as well as could possibly be expected, right up until the day of the concert. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like they were expecting his mom to say April fools! two weeks late. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He was straining his ears to hear the voice again, but there was no sound now except for Lockhart telling him he mustn’t expect a treat like this every time he got detention. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

You do not expect to see dead animals in the open. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't expect to hear from them, but within days they called, and they were persistent. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“When I get a message from that thing,” Theodora said, “I expect it to be about hidden treasure. None of this nonsense about sending flowers to my aunt.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was just two thirty, forty-five minutes before anybody but me expected her to be out. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

One greeting a day was all that could be expected from Mr. McElroy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I half expected to see waves and fish and icebergs. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Haven’t I spent every hour of the past month on this business? Good faith! He expects us to believe whatever he tells us, and then doesn’t trust us in return!” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not the kind of thing you expect in the heart of a dungeon. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was a loud ringing in my ears, and I expected the wings of death to gather me up and take me with the owl. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t expecting the force of my reaction, that was clear. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She hurried back, fearful of her geraniums, and opened the door—at which he was already scratching—half expecting him to run. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is not what I was expecting at all. I thought you said you were just going to the dog park.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be the guy everyone admired, even though no one could ever be all they expected him to be. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I looked down, expecting to see a spark igniting the front of Zu’s ridiculous dress, and then I was falling, and Liam was falling on top of me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The prosecutor then shuffled through his papers attempting to get ready for an address he did not expect to have to make. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly no one expected his survey to yield any dramatic breakthroughs. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Then how come,” I asked, “that you expect me to be one-hundred-percent perfect?” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

One might not expect serious analysis from Tyra Banks, but shouldn’t we expect a bit more from The New York Times and CNN? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure what I expected, it wasn’t like she wore a crown and sat on a throne giving out royal orders. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d expected to wake in the den of the Black Tips or some other rival gang. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When he looks back at Toyo he expects to see her weeping. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa wonders to Theo, “Can it be that he was expecting a visitor, someone that he would rather I did not meet?” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“She not be expecting nobody. She be gone to the Field right when the sun be coming up. Draggers tooken her. I seen it.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sure didn’t expect her to smile at me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I never expected to be the sort of person who hired someone to come into my house and prepare meals for my family. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“If you can’t understand how the telephone works,” she would say, “how do you expect to understand miracles?” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I half expected to see the few remaining insects circling him and semaphoring their romantic intentions. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

‘They’re expecting an attack now. The Mist doesn’t work well against alert enemies. Do we run?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I expect the Dauntless to let out indignant shouts, maybe to charge the chair and beat him to a pulp. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had known that Angel would have the answer, but she had expected it to be a loud bang, not a quiet soaking in. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty-five thousand fans, many of whom had crossed the country expecting to see the race of the century, mobbed Belmont on race day. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though to be fair she wasn’t expecting me to come along. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He had feared that he would have barely strength to lift his master alone, and beyond that he had expected to share in the dreadful dragging weight of the accursed Ring. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“He and the others are surely feeling it, too. Just tell him that Constance is hearing voices. He hadn’t expected that.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought he might already have heard—I’d started telling officer friends—and I expected stony silence. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are going to go away, and I don’t expect you to come back.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mom suggested that they begin the meeting right away since no other people were expected. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any second, Roy expected to hear honking behind him, curses in the wind; the pickup truck trailing so closely that he would feel the heat off its big V-8 engine. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he said it, Mark realized he’d been expecting it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was stupid of me not to have expected one or both of them to be packing some kind of heat, but my stomach tightened all the same. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When the heat brought with it summer clothing, it became apparent to all of us that Wab was expecting a baby. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I nod, and I expect for him to say where I can find her, but he keeps looking at me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She said nothing else about it; he did not expect that she would. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The stories say Townsend was in love with Agent 355 and was expecting British counterintelligence officers to arrest them both. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I expect I'll get a son on her within the year. Pray, how many sons do you have, Stannis? Oh, yes— none." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Pip, old chap! This won’t do, old fellow! I say! Where do you expect to go to?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘John Brown’s Body’ is a march, and as such you would expect its rhythm to be regimented and precise, with drummers keeping everything in strict order. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The young man was not expecting this attack. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“Not what you expected, is it?” he asked, his voice smug. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He kept glancing at that rocky escarpment, expecting the face of Gaea to appear in its shadows. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

At any moment he expected a car to start up and swing, with its lights extinguished, onto a muddy back lane, heading surreptitiously out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He expects me to console him, for his own guilt and the damage that’s been done to him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As we discussed earlier, one would expect that at such high temperatures the strong and weak nuclear forces and the electromagnetic force would all be unified into a single force. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell that came up wasn’t what I’d expected—not of death, but mold and old dirt. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And at first Hazel thought he had, because three boys appeared in front of her where she had been expecting one. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

We brought other volunteers to help us plan the movement of the principals on the street, the expected crowd, all the starts and stops where the press would have obvious positions for video. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The accounts taught subsequent explorers what conditions to expect, and helped them prepare themselves. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were things you might expect—produce and meats, tools, bolts of cloth, handmade jewelry. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

And I expect Charlese and the twins to say they don’t like it, even if they secretly do. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I dropped to my knees, comforted by the solidity of the floor even though I couldn’t see it, expecting at any moment to be sucked into the gelid void, frozen and dead. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t expect to see you here,” comes a voice from over my shoulder. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The kind of frown I’d have expected from a mother who thinks I corrupted her daughter. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Einstein’s definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“How do you expect to know who you are?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Emily had expected James to appear, but instead she heard his voice reply in Chinese. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When her brothers left Washington for Williams College two weeks earlier, they expected their father to regain his health in Elberon. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“But I wasn’t expecting this many of you!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He wanders through paths expecting to see Poppet around every corner, but he is met with only stripes and emptiness. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She had always taken his remoteness for granted and expected nothing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, I know. I didn't want to, either. But I'm the administrator of NASA. It's kind of expected. You sure you're okay?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

One would have expected her to look surprised, as you or I would have done had we discovered a small girl sitting on our window-sill first thing in the morning. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I feel foolish for expecting her to. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Stalin’s psychology of terror seemed to rely on never knowing what to expect. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You laid it on the edge of the bed. How long did you expect it to stay there?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expect him to tell me that the sentiment is not true. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She half expected it to be Claire, even though she knew it wasn’t possible. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He had expected his father to turn back, but still they had continued, stepping onto the sand. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dany did not understand the words, yet there was warmth in the tone, a tenderness she had never expected from this man. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He had not expected her to use his computer, because she hardly ever did. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

If the Court wasn't troubled by anything we'd presented, I expected an earlier ruling on our motion for a stay. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He is the last person I expected to break down. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of surreal image you’d expect to see on the cover of an old issue of Heavy Metal or Dragon magazine. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They expected the journey to take until the end of the day. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When things come to an end in a way you don't expect, in a way you never could have imagined, do they really come to an end? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The best they could be expected to do was regurgitate. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was a reasonable thing to expect, right? Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

But Mom was expecting that I’d literally watch my little sister, not hand her over to the E Motions owner, so maybe I should check. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“So I’d like to know what we can expect in the way of mayhem and ructions,” he finished. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It occurred to me that she expected a response. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pérez had expected everybody to leave at that point, but 80 percent stayed behind, as living conditions at the sanitorium were better than in other parts of Cuba. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The truck contained, as you might expect, a big stock of toys. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I hung my head in shame, expecting a salvo of laughter. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he expected an effect he did not get one. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She preferred the comforts of home, where she always knew what to expect. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I expected him to say, "No, I have been saving myself for when I get married to somebody pure and a virgin like you." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Dawn and I have become fast friends, and I don’t expect that will change any time soon. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It isn't what I expected to say; it just comes out. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We had expected at least a dollar a pound. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It might not be on a plane, or even in a way they ever expected. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I’m not who the judge expected me to be. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to say,” Viola shouts, “it’s kind of smaller than I expected.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He looks right at me, maybe because he wasn’t expecting me to be looking back, and as soon as our eyes click together, he hesitates. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“What do you expect? He’s a lunatic,” I replied. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poor truck was rattling to the point I expected the hood to fly off and decapitate a couple of pine trees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He expected her to rush out, all perfume, all laughter. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly everybody expected spectacular things from Tom Riddle, prefect, Head Boy, winner of the Award for Special Services to the School. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He expected everybody to try out—everybody—and to get us started in our training, we would be running two miles at tempo. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

As one would expect, the pools of Career tributes from Districts 1, 2, and 4 are the largest. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

OUR places of comfort are expectedly different, my friends and I. Elizabeth’s is hunched over her sewing machine trying to make her life look seamless, store-bought. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“They are deep, each cut must have severed blood vessels—and yet—the edges do not gape. They have not bled as one would have expected.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what I expected, but it was nothing like what I found. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Everybody asked that, but somehow he expected something more interesting from her. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Madame Edith thought fear of the dark was to be expected in young ladies, so a lamp was left burning. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you can’t expect him to hang around all day,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, after this do your chores first. Then you won’t forget. I expect you’ll forget lots of things now if I don’t keep an eye on you.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expect a stranger, but it’s Nick who pushes open the door, flicks on the light. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expect it was mostly trash talk though there may have been some cheers for me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there they are, instantly drawn into one of those pacts you’d be hard-pressed to break if you ever expect to go home and face your district. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would’ve expected his bright eyes to look dimmer in the night, but instead they seem to reflect the light coming from the windows above us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

At the time Pilar Ternera died they were expecting a child. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When they ceased the bombardments, however, the emissions continued in the same pattern as one would expect from a naturally occurring radioactive isotope. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I expected the landscape to be barren and dead but it wasn’t: the hedgerows sagged under the weight of life, berries and flowers and birds’ nests. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth was still expected to search for two kinds of typefaces in the First Folio. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t expecting it tonight. But that’s all to the good—I hated waiting. See you later.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t expect too much from life, Buttercup told herself as she rode along. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Now Mollie, once expected to die first because of her diabetes, was the only one left. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It was not the sound they had been expecting to hear—the noise of hoofs and jingling armor, mixed, perhaps, with Calormene battle-cries. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

We were expected not just to be smart but to own our smartness—to inhabit it with pride—and this filtered down to how we spoke. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They had not expected her to come into this place of evil. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Then it belongs to you, and not to me at all!’ cried Frodo in amazement, springing to his feet, as if he expected the Ring to be demanded at once. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He expects to meet Grant once he crosses over the Union lines, there to surrender his sword and be taken prisoner. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on one of the bags, tense for no good reason, not knowing what to expect. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

People are not proud of me the way I expected— not at all. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

In a heterosexual relationship, it’s pretty clear who’s expected to be the gentleman....It’s the gentleman. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

A form of expectancy, a mood of waiting, a hoping for something like justification; as though they expected me to be more than just another speaker, or an entertainer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t the ones who artificially jacked up their scores; they probably expected to do great in the seventh grade—and then they failed miserably. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

She had expected it to be a double date. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan reached into it, expecting the tips of his fingers to feel the other end. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He expected to lead a very prosperous and satisfying life, at least until the time came to move on to the next city. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Only the disappointment that her answer was exactly what he expected. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Almost everyone he knew had left for a day or two, expecting little damage. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She could go to London and find a job—it was what her father expected of her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The platoon could expect support from K Company, which was scheduled to come in with the headquarters group and a heavy machine-gun platoon just behind the Third. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Phoebe looked behind her, as if she expected someone to be following us. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Actually, it’s sort of exactly what I expected, which is why I offered you the ride. You want to talk about it?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“See, when you mess something up,” I muse, “you learn for the next time. It’s when people compliment you that you’re in trouble. That means they expect you to keep it up.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

At six-thirty on a brisk Thursday morning, the ground still frozen hard, Gaylord Stuckey walked out on the boardwalk to the largest of the pools, expecting to have the place to himself. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what can you really expect from someone who asks for chemistry kits and brain models for Christmas? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The woman who churned a man’s blood as she leaned all alone on a fence by a country road might not expect even to catch his eye in the City. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We expected you back before this,” she said. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Her grip was firmer than I was expecting. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And therefore, since I do not insult you by saying that only I have waited, I do not add, expect me. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still she didn’t gain weight and, most upsetting of all, her menstruation didn’t occur at the expected time. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told Sullivan, in confidence, that he did not expect to remain satisfied doing just houses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He flung his circlet, belt, and rings on the grass, and looked round helplessly, as if he expected to find his cloak, jacket, and breeches, and other hobbit-garments lying somewhere to hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

You might expect a creature under attack to run for her life, or to defend herself, or at the very least to scream. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Helene looked out of the window halfway expecting to see a comfort station in the distance; instead she saw gray- green trees leaning over tangled grass. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But I can’t help wishing again, no matter how much better it has been than I expected, that I had suggested someone else to join our group first. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

As expected, some lines of the letter were crossed out with thick black ink. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

If you are in Hogwarts robes people will expect to know who you are. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” I answered, “I was thinking for the moment we would be married at home. Naturally I don’t expect a church, or people, or anything like that.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He expected Leroy’s pickup truck, but as the vehicle rounded the last curve before the mine, he could see it was a car. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I expect yelling and cussing when I get inside, but all I hear is Daddy saying, “It don’t make no sense, man. For real, it don’t.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Old World armies did not fight in the winter; New World armies were expected to do the same. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can cook some things,” I tell them, “though at my previous residence I was expected to make stew out of squirrels and raccoons, and I’d rather not do that again.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She’d seen what she expected to be the last thing she ever saw. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to expect an answer from me, so I shook my head and repeated, “Why should you?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then it came without his expecting it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And you. You are to address me as Madam. I expect obedience at all times. Insolence will not be tolerated, not one bit. And you will curb your tendency to talk.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I’m a shy, modest Oriental lady. Just don’t expect me to bathe you.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I opened it slowly, half expecting to see the man with the dark sunglasses, but it was Fozia. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Not even a second later, Park landed on top of her. park She felt so good underneath, even better than he'd expected. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“What do you expect of President Wilson? That human icicle,” complained Mrs. Schillinger. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Stupid! What do you expect? It’s wild, it’s not used to being petted.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

But they were still in the middle of the Test—still expected to complete it, and Celaena looked up. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Like everything else on these pages, my reasons for writing will be revealed instead to public readers I expect never to meet. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he expects it to be horrifying, maybe even wants it to be. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He announced our expected time of return on Saturday and suggested that everyone be on hand to meet us, win or lose. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

And so when I asked why, I expected her usual answer: beauty for beauty’s sake. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know what she did expect him to ask, but it definitely wouldn’t have been about Book Scavenger. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Her voice rang, playful yet deeper than he would have expected. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Getting rid of excess heat isn't something we expected to deal with. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Am I going back to Raleigh?” popped out of my mouth when I wasn’t even expecting it to. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It’s that we expect you to put up a fight. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Later, we shall see you again and you’ll find us perfectly friendly and helpful to rabbits who understand what’s expected of them.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is it contempt I read, or indifference, is this merely what he expected of me? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's the last person I'd expect to see standing on my stoop today. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When Adam graduated from high school last spring and moved out of his parents’ place and into the House of Rock, I hadn’t expected much to change. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"How do you expect me to hold Winterfell if you bring me only twenty men?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Words she had not expected came from her lips. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The outermost edge of the hurricane was expected about midnight. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

If you find that the chord progression in a piece of music suddenly contains many chords that you would not expect in that key, it may be that the piece has modulated. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Besides, Katherine always expected the best, even in the most difficult of situations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

"If truth be told, we expected you to do just as you did." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

No one had told her to expect a gunshot. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

This was not the welcome that Haupt had expected from his Fatherland. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The anxiety on his face unnerves me, because I always expect him to be the strongest of us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“But they’re all expecting you. Mercy doesn’t mind, do you, Mercy?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

There were only a few more yards of stony ground and then the two sides of the island came almost together so that one expected a peak of headland. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Everybody expects me to play basketball, so they pick me for their team, throw me the ball, and wait for me to shoot. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They expected him to come back up, laughing. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t expecting or looking for a special friend, but Jessica showed up this year all the way from California, and I like her a lot. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I knew Mama loved me, but I also knew when I got back, she would expect me to be the same person, but it could never happen. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And once a boy has suffered rejection, he will find rejection even where it does not exist—or, worse, will draw it forth from people simply by expecting it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After I complained about everything that the white people had taken away from us, they just looked at me as though it was something they expected and were content with it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He offered her something to drink, in a perfunctory way that suggested he expected her to say no, and then he took off his shirt and lay on the bed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The morning. I expect rain in the afternoon.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then Mom would expect George and the boy to be best friends. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what I expected to happen next. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

What weapon did she expect to find at the house? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

As expected, the gossip fence had instantly informed their parents about our assault on the tipple. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what you expect from me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The lie came out smoother than I expected. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Amidst the recriminations and finger-pointing from the doctors, scientists, and prison officials, one might have expected the demise of electrocution technology. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, his parents didn’t expect him to live long. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She says it like she expects him to relent, but her wide eyes and ashen face suggest otherwise. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You know better than to gallivant around wearing corsets and carrying firearms. You’re in your last year! I expect better from students about to graduate.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

My father was silent, not the normal type of quietness that I expected from him, but a dark, smoky, angry silence that I had never seen before. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Male citizens of age, who were entitled and expected to vote in the general assembly, made up no more than a quarter of the total adult population. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Since Washington had spent eight years sending American soldiers to their death in battle against Great Britain, one might expect that he harbored even more hostile opinions toward his former adversary. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

As expected, the bacterial remnants had no effect on the mice: they were dead and unable to cause an infection. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He expected both of them to go tumbling into the creek, which was all right as long as they didn’t scrape any oyster bars. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Getting good grades was always expected from us, due to the schools that we attended. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I panicked, expecting to see a picture of Nicole’s arm hooked through mine at the security gatehouse that blocked off her neighborhood. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Inigo was about to say, but there was no need, because with a rush of wings he had expected and a high long shriek he had not, the first king bat swooped down at him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Not what I had dreamt about or expected. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Kids at school started expecting him to be clever and funny all the time, and even for a kid as smart as Nick, that was asking a lot. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been expecting some such apparition from the past ever since last August. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Larsen was his second, he was being paid $700—equivalent to about $5,000 today—and Bobby expected him to be something of a cheering squad, or at least not a public Cassandra. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The old man would never expect people from that direction. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes flitted round the walls, as though he half expected to find a window somewhere. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And we were expected to be on time for dinner, washed and brushed, or else. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

No one waited for dismissal, or was expected to. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And that—to use the kind of complex word you'd expect from a prodigy—blew. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I expect you no by now how we took Fort Henry down here. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was making it harder for him than he expected. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Often the context told them what to expect. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s challenging, but not as hard as I was expecting. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

"Oh my God, sorry, are you okay? I wasn't expecting a waterbed." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He expected the white blur to step before him at any moment and hold out its hand and touch the trunk and demand to know what was in it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon closed his eyes and clasped his hands together, The images came unbidden; he expected them to, but he tried not to look away from them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He had been expecting a religious uproar, hadn’t he? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

You wouldn’t expect him to have such fine handwriting. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack’s aunt, who lived in a nearby town, was expecting a baby and wanted Jack’s sister, Jadzia, to come help her. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It is stupid to expect me to forgive this.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In retrospect I’m sure he meant this literally, that he was asking how he could help, but my ears, solitary and suspicious, heard something else: What do you expect me to do? Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

All that the pairs were expected to do today was to come up with their experiments. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Lily waits across the room poised at another door, expecting me to follow. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“What can I expect after I complete my initial processing and get placed in my permanent position?” asked Johnny, the training film’s main character. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“What did you expect? Special treatment? He’s lost his mind, I’m telling you! He doesn’t recognize people anymore! What did you think?” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expected to see a grand building like the government offices in Umtata, but the Crown Mine offices were rusted tin shanties on the face of the mine. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if I wasn’t the same person I had been six years ago, how could I expect her to be? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She expected me to vindicate her life for her, and the choices she’d made. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was also something about Boobie that excited him, a certain rawness that if channeled the right way could make him into something that no one ever expected. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We cannot expect an exception for the instrumental conditioning of autonomic functions. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t expecting that to happen, even though when I think about it now, I should’ve known it would. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The thought made her sad, but not as sad as she might have expected. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I didn’t expect anything else from them at this point. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I had expected two cartons of Lucky Strikes to last me the whole trip, but, boy, what with all the nervous tension those suckers were gone. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As long as she knew what to expect, she wasn’t frightened. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then I expected no answer and there wasn’t. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air is heavy around us and blackish-purple clouds roll in faster than I had expected. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Certainly I expect me to, but somehow, today, I just can’t. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re right. I hate it, but you’re right, kid. I don’t expect much good news upon our grand return. But we need to get our butts there all the same. So come on.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The limits of your ambition were, thus, expected to be set forever. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

This meant, among other things, that the colonizers expected support from the Crown, including money for defense against Indigenous peoples who fought back against the invasion of their homelands. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not like I expected him to sit home all weekend, pining for me, but would it have killed him to act a little disappointed? We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

You had to squint against the glare to keep them sighted, and with every blink you expected the last white speck to be gone. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Oho! So they haven’t told you what to expect? They don’t tell us all they know, do they? Not by half. But they can make mistakes, even the Top Ones can.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I expected him to get angry and try to fight me again. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Only what we have expected,” he answered wearily. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He walked towards the bed cautiously, as if he were not sure what to expect. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recoiled at the taste, because I was expecting apple juice. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“She doesn’t expect the Dursleys to turn up, does she?” he asked Ron blankly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He had a habit of walking away when anyone asked him questions, and he avoided social gatherings because people expected him to speak. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second bell rang for the beginning of the next period; by that time students were expected to be settled into their seats. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited a few moments, expecting he would go on with the subject first broached: but he seemed to have entered another train of reflection: his look denoted abstraction from me and my business. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then, just as they’d all expected, came the mechanical, haunted sounds of the Grievers outside. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The United States still had many military facilities in Europe; when I earned ratings of fluent in German, Polish, and Russian, I expected to be stationed in Germany or Poland. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Certainly the owner never expected a horse and carriage to arrive—the fence gate is wide enough for a stout woman but no more. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the campfire, everyone kept looking at the stars, as if they expected Leo to come back in some dramatic, last-minute surprise. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“There’s no patient expected. I couldn’t put you in just any room.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

But they expected nothing else: she was very young. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I half expected to see monkeys swinging from the boughs of the massive trees. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say anything and no one expected otherwise of me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expected the receptionist to say something along the lines of “Well, you are in exactly the right place.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘What do you expect if you guzzle currant cake all day long!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squared my stance, ready to argue, to tell Grandma again that we didn’t use soap, but when I looked up, the woman I saw was not the woman I expected to see. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’m expecting Joe to chime something in, too, but he’s looking down at his lunch like he’s not even in the room with us anymore. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She’s a year older than me, and between her and Janae, I know all about what to expect for applying to college. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was then too that the holy men at Laguna and Acoma warned the people that the balance of the world had been disturbed and the people could expect droughts and harder days to come. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

If you receive poor service in a nice store and ask to see “the person in charge,” do you expect that this person will be a person of another race? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The farm rabbits can’t be expected to go; and I’m not asking anyone who went the first time to go back again.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expect they’re sorry because one of them got killed today, Caddy said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned over the first upright barrel and peered in, half expecting to look down a long well into the Devil's eye. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, but it didn't start when we expected it." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors seem to expect her to work magic on their orders, she said, and the certified nursing assistants resent her place of privilege. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I stood there unable to give him any of the support I guess he expected me to give. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Chou has this luxury; everyone expects her to. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After their breakfast the hobbits had to re-pack, and get together further supplies for the longer journey they were now expecting. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There's sadness in his eyes, except it's almost like he was expecting it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He had expected something different, a little more penetrating, from the great abbot Hubert. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I don't know what I expected when Michah first described it to me, but it's both exactly like I pictured and nothing like it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was as though some such visit had been expected. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe he’s expecting his little rebellious Caroline tonight. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

If that happened, he was expected to leave his two buddies in lunar orbit, and come back to earth by himself. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least, as well as can be expected for equipment being used ten times longer than intended. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Returning servicemen were expected to have first claim on what jobs remained in the peacetime economy. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Lieutenant Carroll was in the process of getting us out of there safely despite the fact that we had run into more of the enemy than we had expected to, when he was wounded. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swiveled around, half expected to find flames crawling up the walls. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It was hard to leave her there. Of course it was. What did we expect? But this is her chance, son. She’s going to get better. I know it. I feel it right here.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

My donors have always tended to do much better than expected. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other man left—finally—and she expected Lazlo to go back to sleep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He hurried her down the corridor, half expecting his father to call after him again, but no more sounds followed them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Vegas hadn’t been expecting it and was momentarily stunned when Billy threw a high right to his head. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all locked, as I had expected, and the locks were comparatively new; but I went down the stone stairs to the hall where I had entered originally. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was heavier than I’d expected—sixty or seventy pounds of precious gold wool. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He has no clue what to expect—knowing your parent as the person who raised you isn’t the same as being able to guess their moves as a world leader. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She takes a pan out of the cupboard and pours in the oil, several cupfuls, to be heated in the minutes before her guests are expected. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

This translates to mean: What we expect rarely occurs; what we don't expect is what happens. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Just don’t expect me to paint your portrait unless a stick-figure face is acceptable. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There had been little publicity about the actual time, and because of this there was no crowd waiting, as I had feared and expected. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The mirror showed the corridor behind her; that was only to be expected. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I expected her to say something normal, like “I’ll tell him you stopped by,” so I don’t know how to respond. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, well. I expect you to do a better job next time. A girl gets her life saved, she expects gentler treatment all-round.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t expect anything in that direction at all.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z