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Explore Despairingly through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Despairingly in a sentence

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Despairingly | Despairing

Despairingly meaning

In a despairing manner.

Synonyms of Despairingly

despondently

Using Despairingly

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a despairing manner.
  • Useful related words include: despondently.

Context around Despairingly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

himself 1×

Often after:

dark 1×

Sentence patterns with Despairingly

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

fling himself despairingly at a 1× opposite of despairingly to hope 1× traded in despairingly dark music 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

before they became 1× fakhar zaman sprinted 1× lovingly to hope 1×

Common sentence endings:

a lofted drive 1× despairingly dark music 1× nothing at all 1×

Words around Despairingly

Just before it in the word index:

despairing 43 despaired 21 despair 574 despain 5 despacito 8 desp 6

Just after it in the word index:

despairs 11 despard 9 despatch 27 despatched 43 despatches 7 despatching 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Despairingly

  • In this selection, "despairingly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 15 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, himself and dark stand out and add context to how "despairingly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include fling himself despairingly at a and opposite of despairingly to hope. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "despairingly" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with despairingly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Fakhar Zaman sprinted 30 yards to fling himself despairingly at a lofted drive. (13 words)

Lovingly to hope all things is the opposite of despairingly to hope nothing at all. (15 words)

Before they became the darlings of alt-rock in the ’80s, largely traded in despairingly dark music. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Before they became the darlings of alt-rock in the ’80s, largely traded in despairingly dark music. (17 words)

Lovingly to hope all things is the opposite of despairingly to hope nothing at all. (15 words)

Fakhar Zaman sprinted 30 yards to fling himself despairingly at a lofted drive. (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

Before they became the darlings of alt-rock in the ’80s, largely traded in despairingly dark music.

Fakhar Zaman sprinted 30 yards to fling himself despairingly at a lofted drive.

Lovingly to hope all things is the opposite of despairingly to hope nothing at all.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "despairingly" in a sentence?
An example: "Before they became the darlings of alt-rock in the ’80s, largely traded in despairingly dark music." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "despairingly" from authentic English texts.
What does "despairingly" mean?
Despairingly means: In a despairing manner.
What are synonyms of "despairingly"?
Common synonyms of "despairingly" include: despondently.
How many example sentences with "despairingly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "despairingly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.