hopelessness
Example Sentences
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The toxic result is a deepening sense of hopelessness among younger people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The despair and hopelessness are a response to feeling powerless in the face of injustice and watching long-standing norms be routinely broken.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
“I refuse to live in hopelessness and trauma,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
These included anhedonia, feelings of hopelessness, and a sense of failure, in both women with and without HIV.
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
Perhaps sensing the hopelessness of his situation, Garfield yearned to leave the cramped, depressing White House sickroom and the foul smell of Washington's swamps that wafted in through the open windows.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
