Sentence examples for expected and was from inspiring English sources

She lived significantly longer than everyone expected, and was a fighter until the end.

The sentence was much lower than many had expected and was widely criticised.

The gain was bigger than economists expected and was taken as somewhat positive news.

That was to be expected, and was maybe for the best.

Last month's report was better than expected and was a factor in Wall Street's September rally.

So the homecoming wasn't quite as I expected, and was maybe even a little depressing.

"Our order volume was much lower than expected and was showing a continued downward trend," Mr. Grebey said.

Alexi's departure may have been inevitable, if not expected, and was probably called for by increasing numbers of Galaxy supporters.

The trial here spanned nearly two months — far shorter than expected — and was nothing if not colorful.

The development of the new model cost 15% less than expected and was completed a month ahead of schedule.

That is better than expected and was attributed to better-than-anticipated results at AXA's life insurance business and its property and casualty unit, the company said.