Verb
live in hope (third-person singular simple present lives in hope, present participle living in hope, simple past and past participle lived in hope)
To continually be optimistic.
No sign, so far, of anything sinister-but I live in hope. Agatha Christie
Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever. John Ruskin
My one remaining professional ambition is to read the shipping forecast. I live in hope. Samuel West
Hope does not kill; I shall live in hope of getting what I seek another day. South African Proverb
It's good to live in hope. Finnish Proverb