How do you use the word anticipate in a sentence?

Answer 1

Bob did not anticipate the Baseball flying towards his head during the game.

Marketing analysts learn to anticipate seasonal demands for products.

Answer 2

Something is done in anticipation of something else, eg. "I brought money in anticipation of having to buy my lunch."

It can be used other ways too, it's pretty similar to expectation.

Answer 3

By anticipating the robbers new move, the police were able to arrive at the bank before the next robbery happened.now the robber is in jail.