past hope

Example Sentences

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At that point, Williams was past hope, signing a “do not resuscitate” order and requesting comfort measures only.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2020

Still, some of those who express nostalgia for the city’s wilder past hope that West Hollywood’s future can include them, as well.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2011

Gena Rowlands plays a New Yorker who has reached that point in life when what is past hope is past regret, but not past consolation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gena Rowlands plays a New Yorker at the point in life when what's past hope is past regret, but not past consolation.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was little enough to play with in the citadel, and the orchids were past hope.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor