HOPEFULLY in a Sentence

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It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday, today is the hope, but also can become tomorrow's reality.

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 Meanings and Examples of HOPEFULLY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
hopefully
 ad.  with hope; in a hopeful manner
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  She looked appealingly at the two girls who kept their eyes cast down and then hopefully toward Uncle Peter's erect back.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
2  If the first play isn't good, let's beat it, said Kennicott hopefully.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
3  But ere her commander, who, with trumpet to mouth, stood up in his boat; ere he could hopefully hail, Ahab's voice was heard.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 128. The Pequod Meets The Rachel.
4  The door stood open, and a woman and a girl of fourteen ran out and looked up at us hopefully.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: III
5  'Maybe I be the kind of girl you like better; now I come to town,' she suggested hopefully.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: III
6  "Don't fear," said his wife, hopefully.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
7  "Put him in the oven, and maybe he will get warm and revive," said Amy hopefully.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER ELEVEN
8  Presently, as Jo's sobs quieted, he said hopefully, "I don't think she will die."
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
9  Jo spoke hopefully, but could not rid herself of the foreboding fear that this 'little trial' would be harder than the others, and that Laurie would not get over his 'lovelornity' as easily as heretofore.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
10  The doctor, on examining the case for himself, spoke hopefully to him of its having a favourable termination, if we could only preserve around her perfect and constant tranquillity.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
11  I sank back on my pillow after drinking, and the face that looked so hopefully and tenderly upon me was the face of Joe.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter LVII
12  He leaned his elbow on the rough chimney-piece, and gazed upon a few expiring embers in the grate; but he raised his head, hopefully, on my coming in, and spoke in a cheery manner.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 51. THE BEGINNING OF A LONGER JOURNEY
13  Against such a sight, and against such determination as that of the calmly desperate man who was already accustomed to lead half the people present, I might as hopefully have entreated the wind.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 55. TEMPEST
14  He talked hopefully to Becky; but an age of anxious waiting passed and no sounds came again.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
15  And retrieving some glint of faith from the grey waters, hopefully, without much help from reason, she followed the fish; the speckled, streaked, and blotched; seeing in that vision beauty, power, and glory in ourselves.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 12
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  We hope you will understand our reason for this action.
17  The best hope is that we will mobilize international support and get down to action.
18  I send you warm congratulations and hope that there are many more years of happiness ahead for both of you.
19  I intend no modification of my hope.
20  We had almost given up hope of the ship's safe return when she sailed in.
21  You can't exist by hope alone.
22  I hope I will get along with everyone.
23  It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday, today is the hope, but also can become tomorrow's reality.
24  We hope to grow old, yet we fear old age; that is, we are willing to live, and afraid to die.
25  We hope to prevent anything unpleasant from happening.
26  I hope I didn't appear offhand with her - it's just that I was in such a hurry.
27  The hope is that this area will develop into a vibrant commercial centre.
28  On this special day I send you New Year's greetings and hope that some day soon we shall be together.
29  Treat other people as you hope they will treat you.
30  I hope this disagreement does not divide us.