hopeless

Example Sentences

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After one too many summer months of hopeless applications, all I had was a job at a substitute-teaching agency, where I would be lucky to get work three days a week.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Plus, the “Sing Sing” and “Euphoria” actor has advice for hopeless romantics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

"Nothing's come of it. It's kind of leaving this hopeless feeling, where you almost just think you're gonna check every day and never see anything," Long, the content creator, said.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

MarketWatch Picks: My situation ‘seems hopeless since I live in California.’

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

“What is hopeless case? Is it a kind of suitcase?”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood