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Hopelessly is an English word with synonyms like hopefully. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Hopelessly | Hopeless | Hopelessness

Hopelessly meaning

In a manner showing no hope

Synonyms of Hopelessly

dispiritedly hopefully

Using Hopelessly

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a manner showing no hope
  • Useful related words include: dispiritedly, hopefully.
  • In the example corpus, hopelessly often appears in combinations such as: is hopelessly, was hopelessly, as hopelessly.

Context around Hopelessly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 15 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

feeling 1× watts 1× either 1× people 1× became 1× spending 1×

Often after:

formulaic 1× inappropriate 1× off 1× drunk 1× biased 1× old 1× downbeat 1× bogged 1× incompetent 1× trapped 1×

Sentence patterns with Hopelessly

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

and is hopelessly in love 1× and were hopelessly bad at 1× defence spending hopelessly unbalanced 1× finding watts hopelessly drunk 1× flawed and hopelessly biased 1× have been hopelessly bogged down 1× he said hopelessly 1× him as hopelessly old fashioned 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as she trudged 1× but they shouldn 1× he waved off 1× his first child 1× it turns out 1× many of barnes 1×

Common sentence endings:

and hopelessly biased 1× and imaginative way 1× as hopelessly naive 1× at her school 1× bad at defending 1× be hopelessly downbeat 1×

Words around Hopelessly

Just before it in the word index:

hopeless 250 hopelands 3 hopefuls 221 hopefulness 21 hopefully 2.488 hopefull 3

Just after it in the word index:

hopelessness 111 hopeline 2 hopeman 7 hopen 3 hoper 3 hopers 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aamir 142 abstinence 142 adventurer 142 alderman 142 alters 142 bertrand 142

Corpus analysis for Hopelessly

  • In this selection, "hopelessly" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, feeling, watts, either, formulaic, inappropriate and off stand out and add context to how "hopelessly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and is hopelessly in love and and were hopelessly bad at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hopelessly" sits close to words such as aamir, abstinence and adventurer, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hopelessly

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

Viewed in this sobering light, antiracism is revealed as hopelessly naive. (11 words)

But they shouldn’t bother: the term is hopelessly inappropriate in any case. (13 words)

And she, in the 15th year of her marriage, is hopelessly in love. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Many of Barnes’ contemporaries regarded him as hopelessly old fashioned, with his love of old ways, old words, and old customs; but now we have cause to be thankful that he captured the sound of the Dorset speech in such an artistic and imaginative way. (45 words)

We don't know when we will leave here, but I'm convinced there is a kind of ploy and corruption going on to keep us staying as long as possible to keep the cash flowing from the federal government," he said hopelessly. (43 words)

Namibia's top corruption fighter Paulus Noa is either hopelessly incompetent or knows only too well he was placed in the post to defend politicians and bigwigs - or he's a dangerous cocktail of both. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

But there are enough surprises – and one hilarious cameo – to prevent feeling hopelessly formulaic.

But they shouldn’t bother: the term is hopelessly inappropriate in any case.

He waved off the chair candidates' proposed solutions to the GOP's struggles as hopelessly off base.

His first child Joan recounted coming to meet him before one of his lectures and finding Watts hopelessly drunk.

It turns out that there are nearly 10,000 papers on such studies, but almost all of them are fatally flawed and hopelessly biased.

Many of Barnes’ contemporaries regarded him as hopelessly old fashioned, with his love of old ways, old words, and old customs; but now we have cause to be thankful that he captured the sound of the Dorset speech in such an artistic and imaginative way.

Mark needs to go to college before ends since it has been his goal for years, and any other ending to his story would be hopelessly downbeat.

Meanwhile, international efforts to negotiate an end to the fighting have collapsed, and humanitarian aid efforts have been hopelessly bogged down.

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Namibia's top corruption fighter Paulus Noa is either hopelessly incompetent or knows only too well he was placed in the post to defend politicians and bigwigs - or he's a dangerous cocktail of both.

Only it wasn’t so big anymore as we both knew this was the natural course of action for two people hopelessly and thoroughly in love as we were.

Palace attack from kick-off and Ayew's cross somehow avoids everybody as Everton defenders watch on hopelessly.

She wears her heart on her sleeve and is hopelessly in love with a new girl at her school.

The sheep had managed to crawl into the tunnel and was about 10ft along when it decided to turn around and crawl back out - except the narrow 2x2ft tunnel meant instead she became hopelessly trapped.

The skewed priority given to the carriers has left our defence spending hopelessly unbalanced.

This was against Sheffield Wednesday, a team that have scored just seven goals and were hopelessly bad at defending.

Viewed in this sobering light, antiracism is revealed as hopelessly naive.

We don't know when we will leave here, but I'm convinced there is a kind of ploy and corruption going on to keep us staying as long as possible to keep the cash flowing from the federal government," he said hopelessly.

And she, in the 15th year of her marriage, is hopelessly in love.

As she trudged home with her mealworm protein and musty rice in tow, an overwhelming but hopelessly distant memory — as if it were from a different universe — overcame her.

As with most unfairly maligned movies, it turns out that "Howard the Duck" was more ahead of its time than hopelessly flawed.

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Common combinations with hopelessly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hopelessly" in a sentence?
An example: "But there are enough surprises – and one hilarious cameo – to prevent feeling hopelessly formulaic." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hopelessly" from authentic English texts.
What does "hopelessly" mean?
Hopelessly means: In a manner showing no hope
What are synonyms of "hopelessly"?
Common synonyms of "hopelessly" include: dispiritedly, hopefully.
How many example sentences with "hopelessly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hopelessly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.