hopefulness
- a word derived from hopeful.
Example Sentences
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"There's a real hopefulness about booking a nice villa somewhere and thinking everyone's going to have a great time together," says Antonia.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
I think there’s some sort of hopefulness in watching Robert’s story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
“We grow, have epiphanies, become better, understand our flaws”—a notion that expresses the sense of hopefulness reflected in Ms. King’s novels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
But turn-of-the-millennium twee passed off its intrepid hopefulness with fully fleshed characters whose ambitions for stability looked just like ours.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2025
I’d started addressing the subject of hopefulness in talks to small groups.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
