Example Sentences

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Abdul is despairing about the situation now facing many artists in the country: “All doors appear to have shut for young artists, especially for female artists,” she states via email.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2021

More than two years later, he is despairing.

From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2018

Just as she is despairing that she will spend her life behind bars, an informant describes to the police an elaborate ruse, saying her alleged crimes never took place.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2011

Its optimism is despairing; its doubt is born of faith.

From Time Magazine Archive

S: Man is never tired of praying for good, and if evil touch him, then he is despairing, hopeless.

From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Ali, Abdullah Yusuf