The expectation that a landslide victory would occur was confirmed during the election with seventy percent of the vote going to the incumbent.

Although the teacher wanted all of the students to pass the test, she had learned not to set such a high expectation.

There was an expectation in the tidy household that all chores would be completely by five p.m.

Free circus tickets were provided to children with the expectation that parents would buy passes to attend.

With all Cs on his report card, the teenager was not living up to his parents’ expectation that he would make honor roll.