hopeful
Example Sentences
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Presidential hopeful Gavin Newsom has shown particular vigor in this regard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
And he’s hopeful that his long-delayed Bee Gees biopic, set for production at Paramount, will go ahead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He saw the encounter as a hopeful image of "a gentle giant safeguarding the last green meadows of the sea".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Dee Moore, for her part, is still hopeful the work will eventually return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
I tried to reclaim that hopeful feeling I’d had just minutes before.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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