despairing
Example Sentences
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As wars multiply, Pope Leo’s aides aren’t despairing about the possibilities of diplomacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
Guardiola struck a despairing tone as he discussed the reasons for City's slump.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
Some may wish to avoid Loktev’s film because of those despairing parallels.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
This, in turn, can drive despairing male viewers ever further into the manosphere.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025
She took down their words at breakneck pace, despairing because while she was filling a page, the one before it was erased.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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