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lose heart



VERB
despond
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Until recently, Natalya said, her husband had begun to lose heart.

From New York Times Jul. 25, 2022

“We have money and people hours to donate, but people lose heart if in the end they get blocked,” she said.

From Seattle Times Apr. 27, 2022

Referencing a passage, she encouraged people to "not lose heart."

From Fox News Aug. 18, 2021

His main advice when things go wrong is not to lose heart and to accept that learning might be slow.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2020

They felt as if a trap was closing about them; but they did not quite lose heart.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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