with despair
Frequency: 7.411.6 per million words
Indicates that an action is performed while feeling despair.
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Examples (10)
- He cried out with despair when he saw the damage.
- She watched the last boat leave the island, her heart sinking with despair.
- 'It's hopeless,' he muttered, his voice heavy with despair.
- The farmers looked at their drought-stricken fields with despair.
- Overwhelmed by debt, she stared at the pile of bills with despair.
- The general surveyed the heavy losses, his face etched with despair.
- Her shoulders slumped with despair as she read the final verdict.
- He dropped to his knees, shaking his head with despair.
- After failing the exam again, he threw his books across the room with despair.
- The refugees looked at the closed border, their eyes filled with despair.