despairingly
Example Sentences
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"We have no place to stay, 90% of the houses are destroyed," one father told us despairingly as he picked his way through the new piles of rubble.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2024
One day, she added, despairingly, “This is rough.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2022
Pashtana Durrani, the executive director of a nongovernmental organization that promotes girls’ education, spoke despairingly to Britain’s Channel 4 on Thursday, as the city was falling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
“The Egyptians live in the Republic of False Truths,” she writes despairingly to her lover and fellow protester.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
Down went Jo’s face into the wet handkerchief, and she cried despairingly, for she had kept up bravely till now and never shed a tear.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
