despairing

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's

Guardiola struck a despairing tone as he discussed the reasons for City's slump.

From Barron's

Some of Tarr’s most memorable scenes feature landscapes, often bleak and despairing settings of decaying Hungarian towns, punctuated with close-ups of characters’ faces.

From Los Angeles Times

But the protagonist is a Latino man crying over the film’s despairing score that he’ll “do anything” to return to his wife and kids and “live again.”

From Los Angeles Times

Despite the grim subject matter, the show also offers a glimpse of hope that such awareness arrives in time for someone to show that those despairing are not alone.–

From Salon