hopelessness
Example Sentences
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The toxic result is a deepening sense of hopelessness among younger people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
With more than 40% of U.S. teenagers reporting ongoing feelings of sadness or hopelessness, one child psychologist believes grandparents may be an important part of the solution.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
The despair and hopelessness are a response to feeling powerless in the face of injustice and watching long-standing norms be routinely broken.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
“I refuse to live in hopelessness and trauma,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
The hopelessness didn’t come back to either of them, but the reasons for it did.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
