pessimistically
Example Sentences
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The dark sides of our country made us see ourselves pessimistically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Today’s lower numbers aren’t evidence that we lack faith in true love’s existence – though that’s pessimistically prevalent these days among singles – but of wedding-driven reality TV’s expansion.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2024
The Mariners manager wasn’t trying to be pessimistically prescient or trying to hedge future failure.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
“If you want to look at the Olympics pessimistically, it’s just not the crown jewel that it used to be.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
"It's probably the beginning of it, though," Miss Delmege replied pessimistically.
From The War-Workers by E.M. Delafield
