despair

Residents in the city of Palangkaraya, on Borneo, told AFP of their despair.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Unlike bear-market bottoms, which typically end with a spasm of despair as traders throw in the towel, bull-market tops are far more gradual and less dramatic.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

"I just want him to stay out of my way forever," she says, with a sigh of despair.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The poles of triumph and despair are the terrain of writers such as Charles Dickens—or, as Sam Sacks notes, the novelist Barbara Kingsolver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

At this moment, I want nothing but gloom, despair, negativity, and complaining.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Now 27, she despairs when hearing another Cornell president talk about reforming the Greek system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

After spending much of the day queuing, he did not manage to enter the bank there, and despairs at the idea of having to go back again.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025

When her TV show is canceled, the actress does what you might predict given the movie’s exaggerated look and tone: She despairs at what she sees in the mirror and reaches for an outrageous solution.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2024

Kakar despairs at the plight of Afghans who remain in Pakistan.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024

Remove a bonobo from its mother, and it immediately despairs.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

Engels recounted that Marx later despaired at what his French disciples made of his work, declaring that he himself was no Marxist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Fans have cheered and despaired at the World Cup's most exciting - and nail-biting - moments in pubs, watch parties and sitting rooms across the country.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

But closer to the high-security perimeter, a crowd of worshippers despaired as police officers blocked their route.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

As Aduba ran through scenes in which Chisholm triumphantly campaigned or despaired at the obstacles to her success, “You could hear a pin drop,” Blanchett said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

He had waited so long for his breakthrough, despaired so many times, and he just wanted to be alone for a little while with a pencil and some paper and a calculator and no talking.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

Despite facing notable challenges and coming of age in a culture infected by “big woe,” or an onslaught of despairing information, Moore believes there is still reason for young people to be optimistic.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Parents, siblings and best friends are interviewed by Ms. Borgman, all singing the praises of the deceased but almost uniformly despairing of the results of the case, a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Tyler Smith made a despairing dive to try to block his shot but the assistant referee raised his flag immediately to signal the goal.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

“Especially in despairing economic times we need to ensure people aren’t being denied access.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

This idea plunged me into a reverie so despairing and frightful that even now, when the scene is on the point of closing before me for ever, I shudder to reflect on it.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley