in despair
Frequency: 8.520.4 per million words
Describes the state of being desperate.
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Examples (10)
- Robert shook his head in despair.
- After losing his job, he was left in complete despair.
- She threw her hands up in despair when the computer crashed again.
- The citizens watched in despair as their city was destroyed by the storm.
- In despair, he called his parents for help.
- I'm not giving up; I refuse to live my life in despair.
- He looked at the mountain of debt and sighed in deep despair.
- Seeing no way out, she found herself in despair for several weeks.
- The team captain stared in despair at the final score.
- Sometimes, in despair, she wondered if things would ever get better.