despairingly

Example Sentences

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"This has been our fate," Kawthar tells us despairingly.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2025

One day, she added, despairingly, “This is rough.”

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2022

“The Egyptians live in the Republic of False Truths,” she writes despairingly to her lover and fellow protester.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2021

She tried to help a frustrated kindergartner learn how to read and watched despairingly as the kids watched cartoons on their tablets.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2021

“Oh, Lord, I better go,” Mrs. Reilly said despairingly.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole