5 sentences with 'anticipate'
Example sentences and phrases with the word anticipate and other words derived from it.
• « Pompey had been the most powerful man in Rome, both a brilliant general and a gifted politician, but he did not anticipate Caesar's audacity. Caesar surprised him by marching straight into Rome. »
• « Moreover, most people did not think of money as something to "save" - in the good years when the average person somehow had "extra" money, they simply spent it on more food or, especially for men, on alcohol, because it was impossible to anticipate having a surplus again in the future. »
• « The Great Depression has the dubious distinction of being the worst economic disaster of the modern era. It constituted a near-total failure of governments, businesses and banks to anticipate or prevent economic disaster or to deal with it effectively. »
• « The British were quite well prepared. They had newly developed radar technology, which enabled them to anticipate German attacks. »
• « But even if old beliefs are somewhat amusing, one cannot fail to recognise that ancient observations put in the form of myths and legends anticipate something of what science would later discover. »