161 examples of expectantly in sentences

But Jack's good fortune was the talk of the regiment for many a day, and for months when the fellows of the Caribee got leave they lingered expectantly about the modest headquarters, hoping that a missing orderly might bring them Jack Sprague's proud distinction of seeing the President face to face.

Once the excavation begins they walk about expectantly, but the little gray hawks beat slow circles about the doors of exit, and are wiser in their generation, though they do not look it.

Even Sturgeon forgot the flood of bounties, and looked expectantly toward their source.

" Ida closed the door and stood expectantly, and Mrs. Heron continued: "I trust I am not one to find fault unnecessarily.

For over an hour they lay there expectantly, but nothing stirred near the den; then they too slipped away, silently as the little wild things, and made their slow way down the brook, hand in hand in the deepening shadows.

And while we await expectantly upon Spain some day to restore your good name and cease to be answerable for your death, let these pages serve as a tardy wreath of dried leaves over your unknown tombs, and let it be understood that every one who without clear proofs attacks your memory stains his hands in your blood! J. Rizal.

Keen waited the decision expectantly; but the lips did not move, and the old chief turned toward his daughter.

We kept in the shadow of the wall, and looked expectantly at the house.

In the sitting-room Mrs. Kingdom, the captain's widowed sister, put down her crochet-work as her brother entered, and turned to him expectantly.

Do your folks generally let you run around like this?" Every man canted his ear to get the answer and already they were grinning expectantly.

Verdi ran expectantly into the kitchen.

She looked over her shoulder fearfully, preparing to race down the road, but seeing only Mrs. Fiske's tall, stooping figure, stopped and turned expectantly.

She looked at her daughter anxiously, expectantly, with a passion of yearning in her eyes, but she said no more than those two words.

" Brigham still looked puzzled, so the young man added with a flash of enthusiasm: "Restore this poor creature's arm and the noise of the miracle will go all through these tribes;" he paused expectantly.

" I controlled myself instantly and waited expectantly.

When the music ceased, he went to the open window that looked out into the rose garden, and watched expectantly.

The jury turned expectantly to Mr. Tutt to hear what he had to say.

His official associates held their breath expectantly.

" They all gazed at him expectantly.

When the Angel-man, as the straw-effigy was called, blazed up, all the boys of the neighbourhood, who had gathered expectantly around, fell upon him with their wooden swords and hewed him to pieces.

"Well," said we expectantly, after a moment's pause, "what does it taste like?" "Like the mud pies of infancy!"

Except that the fellow stood there, looking directly toward him, his fingers on the latch, expectantly, West would not have known that he was wanted.

The one nearest the entrance was a man of middle age, exceedingly pompous and dignified, who immediately arose to his feet, expectantly.

" Such a tribute as this would of itself be sufficient to turn the heart expectantly towards Poland, to say nothing of the interest her history has for the brain.

Every gas-jet was turned onaround the walls, in the chandelier; and under the chandelier stood her grandmother, waiting, her eyes fixed expectantly on the door, her countenance softened with returning affection, the fire of triumph in her eyes.

161 examples of  expectantly  in sentences