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

"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

Henrietta can experience a sense of "despair and distress" during her luteal phase, including feeling as though she is useless or having "intense flashbacks to embarrassing or upsetting experiences".

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

William became her “Comforter” as she confessed her despair.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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

When they finally make it to their destination and find they’ll be sharing it with an unexpected houseguest, Leon grumbles and despairs of getting anything done.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

Mr. Corcoran swung to and fro between euphoria and the wildest of despairs.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

They mourned the loss of entertainment industry jobs and despaired over homeless people living in squalor.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

The 28-year-old software engineer despaired of ever reaching America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2025

You despaired because buying merchandise—both Fanatics’ own and products it retails—did not satiate your appetite to do e-commerce with this company.

From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2025

“From the perspective of Aeneas,” said Reverend Buckminster next, and Turner despaired with the hero in the groaning and stretching ship—or maybe it was Aeneas who was groaning and stretching.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

That cruel realization haunts the cash-strapped protagonist of English filmmaker Mark Jenkin’s transfixing, increasingly despairing “Rose of Nevada.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

With the tiring Sale defence in disarray, Malins fed Calouri on the wing to dive over Warr's despairing tackle to leave Sharks boss Alex Sanderson with much to consider at the break.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 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

But Nina soon found herself despairing, once she realized she could not leave her hiding place.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

Finally I lay down on the bed, scared and despairing, staring blankly out the window as the sky began to turn purple, then pink, with a new day.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda