I should have anticipated their reaction and kept our business till later.

This time Llynn anticipated the man's reaction, and hugged his hand to her chest.

"He knows you well enough to have anticipated your reaction to the roses."

You shouldn't do it in a public place because you can't anticipate the other person's reaction.

It is an opportunity to anticipate and understand a child's reaction.

Maybe she anticipated your reaction to the invasion, so made sure she could find you.

Elliot had been anticipating Amy's reaction to this first view of the jungle, her natural environment.

She had anticipated his reaction, and felt no shame.

"Don't you think a second about the prices," Dorothy said, anticipating my reaction.

And yet, he could anticipate his mother's reaction if he did not get those books.