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Meanings of desperate hope in English

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Usage of desperate hope in English
1
They were days when a draw against France sparked a desperate hope.
The Irish Times
2
In desperate hope I picked up the phone and dialed Pete's number.
Death du Jour
3
I held a desperate hope that I could cutpurse that much in time.
The Name of the Wind
4
It must been a desperate hope that someone would hear them.
Whispers Under Ground
5
He waved his hat in a desperate hope of being seen.
Magnum Bonum; Or, Mother Carey's Brood
6
Temuge spoke suddenly and Kokchu turned to him in desperate hope.
Genghis: bones of the hills: a novel
7
He passed so peaceful a night that I conceived a quite desperate hope.
The Queen Pedauque
8
A desperate hope it was, but it was all they had.
The darkest road
9
She waved a little, and there was a desperate hope in the gesture.
Rogues
10
Then he looked at Selitos with sudden, desperate hope in his hollow eyes.
The Name of the Wind
11
That is the difference between desperate hope and wary expectation.
The Irish Times
12
At the sight of Magiere, the woman's expression altered to one of desperate hope.
Dhampir
13
Then came my last desperate hope when I sent Inez to you and failed.
A Terrible Secret: A Novel
14
Raymond looked away from Peter, scanning the crowd in the desperate hope of allies.
Siege of heaven
15
Bran looked up in desperate hope, and there he was.
A Game of Thrones
16
He stood up also with the light of a desperate hope in his eyes.
The sleeper awakes
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