hopelessness

Example Sentences

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"It just feels bizarre, and I find so many of us don't really know how to feel right now, besides rage and hopelessness," she said.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

"These are sentences which just bring people into hopelessness," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Yasunari Kawabata leaves much unsaid and unexplained but with swift sure lines conveys Komako’s love, anger and hopelessness along with the mountains’ beauty and danger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Some spoke of the hopelessness of the fight against Imperial Japan.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

There are no miracles here, the parrot had said—but neither is there hopelessness, no matter what the serpent wants me to believe.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman