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Meanings of expectant faces in English

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Usage of expectant faces in English
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Controlling herself somewhat, Tommy glanced triumphantly at the expectant faces about her.
The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea; Or, The Loss of The Lonesome ...
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A few single men with expectant faces nursed beers at other tables.
A dark matter
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His inquiring gaze swept thoughtfully over the expectant faces of his troop commanders.
Bob Hampton of Placer
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I heard eager buzzing from the crowd, looked out at their expectant faces.
Shadow and Bone
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She could still see the rows and rows of expectant faces.
Starstruck
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The servants sat in a circle with eager, expectant faces.
Mary Gray
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A moment later Dexie appeared, and the sea of expectant faces made her tremble.
Miss Dexie / A Romance of the Provinces
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St. George stood still for a moment, looking into the expectant faces of Mrs.
Romance Island
9
She paused for a second and looked around the table at our expectant faces.
Act of will
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He looked at the four expectant faces around the table.
Table for five
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Lady Augusta waited for the ladies to settle before glancing around the expectant faces.
The spurned viscountess
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The two women turned back to Sarah with expectant faces.
The favorites: a novel
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A great sea of expectant faces ranges from west to east and up the hill.
The Guardian
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Slowly he turned to the expectant faces below him.
The Return of Blue Pete
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Most had satellite dishes, tilted up and facing southwest like a regiment of expectant faces.
Nothing to lose
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He looked round upon the eager, expectant faces, and his own kindled with a loving enthusiasm.
French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
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