fatalistic

Example Sentences

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But finding the balance between constructive worry — that is, concern that motivates you to do something — and a sort of fatalistic doom is difficult.

From Washington Post

The caustic, fatalistic humor has as strong and distinctive a local flavor as the hot peppers and mushrooms that Svetla prepares for Bamba.

From New York Times

To say that his downward spiral feels inevitable, even circumscribed, is to quibble less with the character than the fatalistic rules of the genre to which the movie belongs.

From Los Angeles Times

After the verdict, Spencer, who coined the term “alt-right,” sounded fatalistic, calling the expense of the trial “crippling.”

From Washington Post

“I’m not trying to be fatalistic,” he said.

From New York Times