Sentence examples for have expected from inspiring English sources

"have expected" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is the present perfect form of the verb "to expect." You can use it to indicate an expectation that was formed in the past and continues until the present moment. Example: I have expected the results of this project to be positive, but unfortunately, they were not. In this sentence, the speaker had an expectation in the past (before the project was completed) and that expectation still exists in the present.