hopeful
Example Sentences
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The public’s drift from space, he argued, wasn’t the apathy of a tired people but the disappointment of a hopeful one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“You make a bigger impact than you think,” said Walker, who’s hopeful the same viewers will start to tune in to the local Fox station.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The charity is hopeful in the future the treatment will become available to even more prostate cancer patients.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
"We're hopeful to be launching in the next couple of months. We're ready to go. We're just waiting for a couple last approvals," Kaity Fischer, Wayve's vice president of commercial and operations, told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
“If something very pleasant should happen now, we should think it a delightful month,” said Beth, who took a hopeful view of everything, even November.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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