hope for the best
idiom
: to hope that things will turn out as well as possible
All we can do is hope for the best.
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Take a deep breath, cut back the dead foliage and hope for the best.
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Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
This was not going to be a season in which the Cubs would be patient with every youngster and just hope for the best.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
His plan: find that crazy doctor and hope for the best.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2025
When asked about the plan to delay and hope for the best, Chris Hoene, Executive Director of the California Budget & Policy Center, said most factors seem to be pointing in the wrong direction.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
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Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
This was not going to be a season in which the Cubs would be patient with every youngster and just hope for the best.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
His plan: find that crazy doctor and hope for the best.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2025
When asked about the plan to delay and hope for the best, Chris Hoene, Executive Director of the California Budget & Policy Center, said most factors seem to be pointing in the wrong direction.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hope for the best
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“Hope for the best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hope%20for%20the%20best. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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