despairingly
Example Sentences
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“Texas has produced no major writers or major books,” wrote Larry Jeff McMurtry, rather despairingly, in 2011.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
“The Egyptians live in the Republic of False Truths,” she writes despairingly to her lover and fellow protester.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
She tried to help a frustrated kindergartner learn how to read and watched despairingly as the kids watched cartoons on their tablets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2021
The race was eventually cancelled, but not before a stack of damaging PR, including Lewis Hamilton responding despairingly that “cash is king” when asked why the race was still going ahead.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2021
He flung out his arms in a lavish gesture; then, despairingly, let them fall again.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
