fatalism
Example Sentences
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And so the chance has arrived at last, decades in the waiting, decades largely made up of frustration, false dawns and fatalism.
From BBC
In the soporific Irish midlands, Marty Hawkins is reminded that “fields breed fatalism,” which suits his mood.
The fatalism, the quarter of a century of not contending, the grinding down of expectation.
From BBC
The vibe is exuberant and anarchic and very much in tempo with the joy-craving fatalism of today.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s a luxury, a quantum leap, one that can save your imagination from a propensity to meek fatalism or received social patterns.
From Los Angeles Times
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