hopefulness

Example Sentences

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"There's a real hopefulness about booking a nice villa somewhere and thinking everyone's going to have a great time together," says Antonia.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“We grow, have epiphanies, become better, understand our flaws”—a notion that expresses the sense of hopefulness reflected in Ms. King’s novels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

I cite such horrific examples not out of despair but from a strange sense of hopefulness.

From Salon • May 25, 2025

But “Étoile” is also about the hopefulness of the art form and its potential to elevate the human experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

We couldn't see them from outside the prison, but their voices rang out just the same—the voices were haunting because they were disembodied, but they were full of excitement and hopefulness.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson