high hopes
noun
: a strong feeling that something good will happen or be true
We had high hopes of winning the game.
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These specifications should not be challenging to hit for most dedicated PC gamers, and players now have high hopes for its Steam Deck prospects.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Coaches have high hopes for incoming freshman Joseph Mbatchou, an athletic 6-foot-4 ½, 275-pound Georgia native ranked No. 25 nationally at his position in the 2025 class.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
Stassi Schroeder has high hopes for her daughter's future.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Still maintaining one of the best rosters in the league, though, the team has high hopes for 2025.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Coaches have high hopes for incoming freshman Joseph Mbatchou, an athletic 6-foot-4 ½, 275-pound Georgia native ranked No. 25 nationally at his position in the 2025 class.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
Stassi Schroeder has high hopes for her daughter's future.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Still maintaining one of the best rosters in the league, though, the team has high hopes for 2025.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high hopes
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“High hopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20hopes. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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