hopelessness

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

A second one is a sense of hopelessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Yasunari Kawabata leaves much unsaid and unexplained but with swift sure lines conveys Komako’s love, anger and hopelessness along with the mountains’ beauty and danger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Research External link from the American Association on Suicidality has found that helplines significantly decrease crisis states and hopelessness.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Everyone in the poor, black community who talked to me about the case had expressed hopelessness.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson