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How to use in despair in a sentence

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To his utter dismay and much in despair, he was viewed in Cameroon with suspicion and mistrust.
The way he'd look at her in despair when she kissed or embraced another actor during a show.
I've been surrounded by people shaking their heads in despair and wonderment standing over the Irish Times.
An insanely jealous Italian farang is in despair after hiring a local private detective to follow his wife.
I remember sitting in despair as I felt my ribs crepitate with every breath.
Finally, never leave the examination hall in despair, however hopeless things may seem.
The disruption caused to the hall, added to the cost of replacing the windows has left local people in despair.
The father gives up in despair and then, by a miraculous stroke of luck, he spots the bicycle thief and pursues him into a brothel.
He lived for another 23 years but many of those were spent in despair and disappointment.
He says every morning he begins his work with hope, and every evening he ends in despair.
This leaves thinking people intimidated and in despair for the decencies they revere.
As if in pain, as if in despair, everyone felt the sadness and everyone felt fear as well.
It's way more punk, way more lyrical, but more than all, it's rooted in despair and sheer rage and pure joy in celebrating humanity.
We can know ourselves well enough so that we don't overinvest and then sell in despair when the market gets kneecapped.
The lad was in despair, but when the cat heard this, he pricked up his ears.
In the immediate aftermath just the sound of a train left the experienced driver in despair.
These broken people who may never have the chance to lead normal and fruitful lives are not completely in despair.
However, assessing her own life with the same unblinking honesty has often left Aherne in despair.
Our security increasingly depends on the hope and progress of other nations now simmering in despair and resentment.
Caudwell throws up his hands in despair at the extravagant profusion of theories.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Lucile was just about in despair when, at the far end of the platform, she descried her.
Others, in despair, flung themselves from the walls, and for the most part perished.
At last in despair he relaxed and in an unconscious gesture rubbed his eyes with his forefingers and thumbs.
He came to me in despair and begged me to rid him of his passion by hypnotism.
On several occasions Father Hennepin, while traversing the broad bleak prairie, was quite in despair.
He makes a frantic endeavour to unpick the stitches, finally giving it up in despair.
But doth not Horatio doat on me, and may he not in despair break his heart if I abandon him?
The Angevin, in despair, crept as softly as possible to pick them up, but his persecutors were not yet weary of the sport.
Arachne, humiliated by the blow, and unable to avenge it, hanged herself in despair.
The Margrave was astounded, the people in raptures, and the cousins in despair.
Augustinus is in despair for the sin he has committed in turning to look after a dog who was running.
Edouard was in despair, and Lampin was cudgeling his brains, swearing that they should not take him alive.
At length in despair Cleinias and Socrates turn to the 'Dioscuri' and request their aid.
And so it was that Braden, worn and disspirited, gave up in despair and prepared for his return to London.
Salim was in despair because this Haleema had chosen to wed Jimmie Brady, 67 the truckman.
She was nearly in despair, and, metaphorically speaking, went on her knees to me.
The English overdo or underdo everything, and are either drunk or in despair.
For the despots in the peloponnese were in despair at the death of Demetrius.
Izates, however, was successful, and abia killed himself in despair.
Then he tried to push through, but it grew thicker and thicker, and he was in despair.
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