hopelessly
- a word derived from hopeless.
Example Sentences
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Standing beside her hospital bed, his mind drifts to Paris and to Penelope, the aspiring musician he married after falling hopelessly in love.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
No matter how beautifully it played in England or how ambitiously it spent its money, the most glittering prize in club soccer remained hopelessly out of reach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
You can start to help yourself by not hopelessly mass-applying to jobs.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
Much of it has fallen into the category of “AI slop,” which as I reported in December was typically flat, dull and hopelessly generic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
His smelly old swallowtail coat was hopelessly outdated by then, but he wouldn’t hear of parting with it.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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