are despairing
- present progressive of despair.
Example Sentences
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Laura-Rose says she receives hundreds of enquiries from people who are "despairing" and do not have 10 years to wait for the rules to change.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
With the economy in ruins and aid in short supply, survivors of a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan are despairing about an uncertain future.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
“Some people are despairing that people have just become unmoored from facts, that there is a substantial part of the audience that may be unreachable,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
They are despairing about what they are seeing in parliament.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 9, 2019
My friends," continued Hatteras in a tone almost of entreaty, "you are despairing too soon!
From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Riou, Edouard
