fatalistic

Example Sentences

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Still, he urged students not to be fatalistic about it.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

They’re a rejoinder to all the fatalistic commentary about tanking and how “being bad to get better” is an accepted reality of the NBA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Mays, in the time I’ve known him, has been realistic rather than fatalistic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

So, when Nash touched down in the corner on Sunday, those with a half-decent memory and a fatalistic bent started to lose all hope for Townsend's team.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

Finally he realized all that urgent loud noise was coming from outside his dreams in the real world, heralding another calamity, no doubt, and with a fatalistic whimper the volunteer awoke.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols