How to Use anticipated in a Sentence

anticipated

adjective
  • The anticipated film has been in the works for quite some time.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Of course, the most anticipated event of Night One may not be a match at all.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2022
  • It’s now one of the most anticipated games of the NBA season.
    — oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The stage is set, and the stars have begun to arrive for the most anticipated night of the award season.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Last night, one of the most anticipated soirées of the summer returned to the Hamptons.
    — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 27 July 2023
  • The anticipated start date of the position is April 1, at the request of the city.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2025
  • A little down the road comes a much anticipated moment of the tour.
    — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
  • But his speech has been the most anticipated moment of the week.
    — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
  • But they were cut to 10 hours as the day progressed and the anticipated crowds failed to appear.
    — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024
  • And the anticipated ouster of the IBA this week could ultimately be the first step down that road.
    — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • On the West Coast, the anticipated rise will be as high as 8 inches.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The growth has led to an explosion of new stores over the past few years, with more anticipated this year.
    — Fred Battisti, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • No Way Home is the most anticipated superhero movie of the year, thanks to all the big spoilers that turned out to be true.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Hours later, Deion and his team took home the win, beating the Horned Frogs 45-42 in the highly anticipated matchup.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
  • April 2024: That’s the anticipated timeframe for the end of funding.
    — Cortlynn Starkand, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
  • There are no anticipated changes for the next school year, but the planning process is starting now.
    — Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News, 4 July 2023
  • Fury of the Gods, the sequel to the 2019 film Shazam!, introduced new footage from the anticipated film.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The Salt Lake City native’s return to the ice is perhaps the most anticipated event in these Games.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Jan. 2022
  • These are Glamour’s most anticipated books to read in the year ahead.
    — Glamour, 2 Jan. 2022
  • The London premiere won't be the first time William and Kate have seen the highly anticipated film.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022
  • The highly anticipated beauty line has been in the works for two years.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 21 Sep. 2021
  • And when will gas prices go back down after the anticipated rise?
    — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 24 Feb. 2022
  • For the last two years, of course, Apple’s most anticipated event of the year has gone online-only.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 22 Mar. 2022
  • One of the most anticipated online shopping days of the year is around the corner, Amazon Prime Day.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 June 2022
  • The feature is one of social media’s most anticipated days of the year with millions of users sharing their top songs and artists of the year.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
  • On the final evening, the barn owl made its anticipated flight, appearing like a ghost in the darkness.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Construction of the library is set to start in May with an anticipated build time of about 18 to 24 months, Walny said.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • As the summer draws to a close, New York City hosts one of the most anticipated times of the year for the entertainment industry.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Sep. 2024
  • In Maryland men’s basketball’s most anticipated game of the season, the Terps failed to live up to the moment.
    — Ryan McFadden, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The average resale ticket price for the A’s is among the most expensive in MLB, especially for the team’s highly anticipated home opener next week.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025

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