despair

In the years that followed, she would occasionally redownload the apps, then delete them again when despair overwhelmed her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

After so long on the road, driving past despair dotted along the road’s shoulders, Day brushes off a cry for help with a joke.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Spurs coach Roberto De Zerbi in despair as his new-look side slump to a heavy defeat at Brentford on the opening day of the Premier League season.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

"It brought back the fear, anxiety, and despair we experienced at the height of war," she said, requesting anonymity for security concerns.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

She hung on to the windowsill for a long moment, waiting with growing despair for her mother to resurface.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

When her TV show is canceled, the actress does what you might predict given the movie’s exaggerated look and tone: She despairs at what she sees in the mirror and reaches for an outrageous solution.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2024

Kakar despairs at the plight of Afghans who remain in Pakistan.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024

Then Isabel’s despairs stack, pressing her to expand her inquiry beyond the United States and diagnose history’s gravest injuries.

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024

Now he despairs of the international community because it is not doing more to stop the fighting.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2024

But without academic credentials, he despairs of ever getting published in a scholarly journal.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

He despaired about how to collect the boys, unsure he could obtain a U.S. visa, court documents showed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Fans have cheered and despaired at the World Cup's most exciting - and nail-biting - moments in pubs, watch parties and sitting rooms across the country.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

But closer to the high-security perimeter, a crowd of worshippers despaired as police officers blocked their route.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

In the early, chaotic days of the COVID-19 pandemic, transitional-kindergarten teacher Elizabeth Lam despaired.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

It carried news that those at home had almost despaired of hearing.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

Despite facing notable challenges and coming of age in a culture infected by “big woe,” or an onslaught of despairing information, Moore believes there is still reason for young people to be optimistic.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Still, Ohm is more despairing and miserable than any of the wretched worms Scott has acted to date.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

Mr. Page expresses such deep, despairing horror that, for a few minutes at least, this minor tragedy rises to heights of harrowing feeling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

The angry, despairing look on team owner Lawrence Stroll's face in Bahrain said it all.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

The stable hands, despairing of getting help to the track fast enough, fetched the only transportation on hand, a little runabout truck that the track starter used to motor around the course.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand