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Discover LudwigThe phrase "little expected" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that was surprising or unexpected. Here is an example sentence: "Her sudden promotion to manager was little expected, as she had only been with the company for a few months."
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They little expected what they were about to hear.
The expedition little expected the fanfare that awaited them on their return to Britain.
"It [the result] was a little expected before the game," said Stubbins.
"I little expected that the advertising in their pages would seize my attention more than the articles themselves," she writes in the introduction to her book.
Instead, finance will come largely from unpredictable "market mechanisms" such as carbon offsets, with relatively little expected to derive from guaranteed public funds.
Were female comics, of which we hear very little, expected to perform on the couch as well as on the stage?
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There are many who are taking advantage of the system, and it isn't just those who have little expecting handouts.
Little was expected to occur, and little did.
In the past, she said, little was expected of her.
Again, little was expected to come out of the meeting.
It's strange how little is expected of fathers.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com