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How to use despaired in a sentence

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That news will come as a relief to those who despaired as he took an age standing over the ball waggling the club before putting it into action!
She despaired at the thought of finding the several thousand dollars per year to pay for fees.
Tall and gangly, with a long nose and beady eyes, he was self-conscious about his appearance and despaired of ever being loved.
The Karen long ago despaired of any justice from the Burmese, and declared themselves autonomous.
Very often we were chased by an irate farmer, but we never despaired and always tried again, somewhere else.
There can be little doubt that she had despaired of making headway in an old-fashioned world.
Whoever despaired of the world, he, at least, kept the lamp of hope burning brightly in his soul.
He was far too young to die and I despaired that I was his only hope.
If you've ever despaired over the misuses and misunderstandings, and just plain apathy around punctuation these days then this book will delight you.
Some of us have despaired of the downward spiral of the public debate on immigration in both political parties.
They despaired of a country in which many residents still don't have access to basic services.
Many close to the process despaired, arguing that announcing an agreement reached by a small group of countries was not democratic or diplomatic.
Many out-of-school children were or are associated with armed groups and many, particularly girls, have despaired of ever getting an education.
There have been times in this long journey when I despaired that this would ever happen.
She described a visit there as a visit to the 15th century and despaired of anything but a steady worsening of their plight.
But security analysts have meanwhile despaired at the unpreparedness of India's security agencies to counter a domestic Islamist threat.
All these years later, the carnage continues and many of us have despaired at ever ending it.
Darkly pessimistic towards the end, he despaired of ever liberating art from the art world.
On Monday, members of the town council recreation and amenities committee despaired over the number of owners who continue to let their dogs foul public places.
Always outgoing and generous, he sometimes despaired of the media.
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Examples from Classical Literature
There was a new quality in it, something that she had once despaired of attaining.
Madame, you see, despaired by now of controlling the impropriety of her niece's expressions.
Phoebe, looking at her attentively, despaired of getting any nearer the truth from any of them.
My spirits, which had before been villainously depressed, rose all at once, and I no longer despaired of restoration to society.
His life was despaired of, and those about him began to suspect some evil spell.
He was continually bringing the family into disgrace, and Mrs. Munsey despaired aloud over him far into the night.
But the worst of all in this matter was that Angelique soon despaired of her charity.
As the girl was yet to learn, Renwick was not one who despaired easily.
The Protestant Missions appear to have despaired of reclaiming these islands from heathenism.
It covered the side of a considerable apartment, and I doubt whether Sir William Jones himself would not have despaired of mastering it.
Men despaired of matching him with an equal, and Beauty Smith was compelled to pit wolves against him.
Nor have I ever despaired of a return of the theory of vital force.
I take cases that others have despaired of, and I cure them right off.
He was persistent in spite of warning, he despaired without being hated.
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