Because she rarely met conventional expectations about dance, she was both misunderstood and acclaimed.

By definition, the paranormal does not conform to conventional expectations of nature.

In a way, Magritte himself defied common sense, or at least conventional expectations.

You don't think about how beautifully or skillfully their works are made, but rather how inventively they play off conventional expectations.

Against all conventional expectations, the cavalry succeed in breaking the squares, although with heavy casualties.

I told him the difference in our ages was so vast we could not hold any conventional expectations.

Merely by establishing such a sizable program, the Mayor exceeded conventional expectations.

Marie-Galante, it became apparent, was a place for travelers; conventional expectations had to be left behind.

This new approach has helped to change conventional expectations of lithium battery performance, according to Thackeray.

It is typical of his provocative speech in which conventional expectations are inverted.