hopelessness

Example Sentences

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“I refuse to live in hopelessness and trauma,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

These included anhedonia, feelings of hopelessness, and a sense of failure, in both women with and without HIV.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

"It just feels bizarre, and I find so many of us don't really know how to feel right now, besides rage and hopelessness," she said.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

"These are sentences which just bring people into hopelessness," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Finally Linda angrily turned off the radio and just sat at the table with her head resting in the fluff of clean kiddie togs, overcome by an almost pristine sadness, a feeling of hopelessness.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols