hoper

Example Sentences

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But she says the system self regulates because a publisher and a store would never exchange money for a "no hoper".

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2022

Of course, there's a difference: in the movie, Bill's no-hoper status encourages him to cut loose with a campaign centred on real substance, and thus it is that the no-hoper becomes a hoper.

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2010

There was no appeal, and aloft went the wounded, ragged, famished hoper of devouring turtle-soup.

From Rattlin the Reefer by Marryat, Frederick

Kirsty ceased to look upon him with the pity hitherto colouring all her devotion; pride had taken its place, which she buttressed with a massive hope, for Kirsty was a splendid hoper.

From Heather and Snow by MacDonald, George

Hence, while the hoper enjoys only the future, the achiever, if his joy-digesting apparatus be working properly, rejoices with exceeding great joy in past, present, and future alike.

From The Joyful Heart by Schauffler, Robert Haven