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'despair' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'despair' with 5 example sentences.


despair noun

: a state in which all hope is lost or absent

: the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

despair verb

: abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart


  • Despair drove him to attempt suicide.
  • Do not despair, all is not yet lost.
  • Alcohol took me to the brink of despair.
  • You left me in despair.
  • Don't despair, ask Thomas!
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