despairs
- present tense form of despair (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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After spending much of the day queuing, he did not manage to enter the bank there, and despairs at the idea of having to go back again.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
Kakar despairs at the plight of Afghans who remain in Pakistan.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
Then Isabel’s despairs stack, pressing her to expand her inquiry beyond the United States and diagnose history’s gravest injuries.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024
She badgers LB to get a job and despairs when her stubborn daughter holds out for meaningful work rather than going to Scranton, Pa., to work in collections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
Remove a bonobo from its mother, and it immediately despairs.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
