How to Use hopefully in a Sentence

hopefully

adverb
Definition of hopefullynext
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  • They gazed up at us hopefully.
  • Hopefully, things will get better soon.
  • And hopefully that adds to the dread of, 'Is this going to be the big death of this movie?
    — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • So that was my goal, just to have fun, and hopefully win some games.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
  • For their sake, the ad hopefully won’t be a repeat of the 2024 Grammys.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2024
  • So hopefully San Diegans will check out the Desmond and spread the word.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • This isn’t the end for Levis, and hopefully his wait will end on Friday.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Just trying to train smart, ease back in, and be ready for something, hopefully, by the end of the year.
    — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • And so hopefully, by the end of the book, the reader will recognize that.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
  • That gives me a few chances to read the message, hopefully in a clearer state of mind.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2022
  • That’s the kind of plot hole that Deadpool 3 will hopefully fix.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 20 Dec. 2022
  • And hopefully that will be the same story written here (with the Sox).
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The house, which needs the most work, will hopefully be completed in the summer.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
  • He’s listed as day-to-day, so hopefully this doesn’t turn out to be long-term.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2023
  • And to those who are afraid to use their voice, hopefully this encourages you to do so.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
  • My whole thing is trying to just be there for the artists and blend into the background and hopefully be of some use to them.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2022
  • So, mom and dad, hopefully, fingers crossed, can be home in April, May.
    — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
  • All of that income from last year hopefully made for a sweet start to 2023 for these A-listers.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2023
  • That’s something that hopefully will be figured out over the course of time.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Here’s what to watch out for, from scary and soapy to hopefully funny, with trips to both Marvel and DC worlds.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
  • And hopefully, especially younger guys will look up to me and try and do the same thing.
    — Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
  • So we`ll see how the judge rules, hopefully within a couple of days.
    — NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Then one day, hopefully, the doctors or the scientists can come up with a cure.
    — Breanna Bell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
  • For a lot of people, the onset of winter means one thing: powder, and hopefully lots of it.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Aulakh said that hopefully, the robots will also affect the taste of the restaurant's food - for the better.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • And as things hopefully get better, the music will change as well.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
  • This song turns up the heat, and hopefully is just the first of more collaborations to come from these two.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2023
  • That means the carrier would start with two to three flights a week and then hopefully ramp up, said the ambassador.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
  • And then with this pressure, hopefully, Putin will decide that the cost is too great to continue this effort.
    — ABC News, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Given time, the game will sort out its servers, and hopefully, everything will work more smoothly.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025

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