despairing

Example Sentences

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Dunk, though wounded and despairing of Baelor’s death, wins his trial and becomes a legend that characters in “A Song of Ice and Fire” recall as a true knight.

From Salon

As the wind cut through my T-shirt, I wrapped my arms around myself with the despairing feeling that this cursed day would never end.

From Literature

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