pessimistic

Example Sentences

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The pessimistic outlook is starting to affect purchases of appliances and vehicles for middle-class consumers and any sort of discretionary purchases for moderate-income consumers, said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

On that, Bengen is personally pessimistic despite—or more accurately because of—the stock market’s strong performance in recent years.

From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026

Of the changes Lampard has driven, none have been bigger than shifting the pessimistic Sky Blue thinking.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

He didn’t want to overstate that finding, especially since about half of people reported being pessimistic about their future, but he hopes people can capitalize on that optimism.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

His foreman was a man defeated by his own pessimistic views, and his news was mostly a series of misfortunes: the strawberries froze, the chickens caught the pip, the grapes rotted.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende