hold out hope

That is the category error we continue to make when we hold out hope that Republicans, or the institutions in thrall to Republicans, might choose this precise minute to break free from the miasma of violence and lawlessness and vengeance and stupidity.

Not enough of them yet, but I hold out hope that there are more who come out of the woodwork and refuse to play along with DeSantis’ quest to permanently erode democracy in Florida.

You have to think something has happened to turn people in the bad direction and hold out hope that they can change.

Tens of millions of students in India dream of getting into a good medical or engineering college every year - the professions command a lot of respect and also hold out hope for a steady, long-term income in a country with a jobs crisis.

But we hold out hope that people consider this when they think about who they want to vote for in the next election.