despair

“There’s been a dramatic rise in their likelihood of despair and of ill mental health. The viability of their American Dream is at stake.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

After days of despair, he said he made a different choice — to survive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

But remember, despair isn’t activism—it’s just another impediment to progress.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

We danced because grief without community becomes isolation, and isolation is where despair does its best work.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

When we got home we were talking of the old time—which we could all look back on without despair, for Godalming and Seward are both happily married.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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

Then Isabel’s despairs stack, pressing her to expand her inquiry beyond the United States and diagnose history’s gravest injuries.

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024

Pedro Sánchez, the contractor, who also holds the honorary post of mayor of San Bartolomé, likewise despairs of the weak dollar that has slowed construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023

But without academic credentials, he despairs of ever getting published in a scholarly journal.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

The 28-year-old software engineer despaired of ever reaching America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2025

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

"Ah, perhaps you are right. Jon despaired of me often enough, yet I grew into a good king."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

That cruel realization haunts the cash-strapped protagonist of English filmmaker Mark Jenkin’s transfixing, increasingly despairing “Rose of Nevada.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

This was Spurs in microcosm with mistake piled upon mistake – the self-destruct button pressed with despairing regularity.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

But Nina soon found herself despairing, once she realized she could not leave her hiding place.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

Any freelance journalist who finds herself despairing over the paltry rates that today’s assigning editors are offering might want to familiarize herself with Fanny Fern before her next negotiation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

“Is there no hope for Hamlet then?” asked Horatio, sounding despairing.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein