pessimist

Example Sentences

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Writing a 500-page-plus, meticulously documented history of American extremism doesn’t feel like the act of a pessimist, and Neiwert doesn’t write like someone who has given up the fight.

From Seattle Times

Labour's opinion poll lead is wide but pessimists in their ranks fear it is shallow.

From BBC

They are, however, typically more numerous than pessimists.

From Los Angeles Times

The index reading of 79.0 for May meant pessimists outnumbered optimists.

From Reuters

But more concerning to pessimists was the 4.4% rise in wages for workers from a year earlier.

From Seattle Times