"expectation" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Because she rarely met conventional expectations about dance, she was both misunderstood and acclaimed.
- By definition, the paranormal does not conform to conventional expectations of nature.
- In a way, Magritte himself defied common sense, or at least conventional expectations.
- You don't think about how beautifully or skillfully their works are made, but rather how inventively they play off conventional expectations.
- Against all conventional expectations, the cavalry succeed in breaking the squares, although with heavy casualties.
- I told him the difference in our ages was so vast we could not hold any conventional expectations.
- Merely by establishing such a sizable program, the Mayor exceeded conventional expectations.
- Marie-Galante, it became apparent, was a place for travelers; conventional expectations had to be left behind.
- This new approach has helped to change conventional expectations of lithium battery performance, according to Thackeray.
- It is typical of his provocative speech in which conventional expectations are inverted.
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