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Meanings of utter despair in English

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Usage of utter despair in English
1
The unhappy woman glanced from one to the other in utter despair.
Caught in the Net
2
There was the frozen calmness of utter despair in look and tone.
California Sketches, New Series
3
They rent their clothes in utter despair, and returned to the city.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02: Jewish Heroes and Prophets
4
At last, in utter despair and exhaustion, I fell to the deck.
The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories
5
In agony I cried to God, with a cry of utter despair.
What's Mine's Mine — Volume 1
6
Maybe this is because it represents their first exposure to utter despair.
The Irish Times
7
He cursed, wearily and bitterly, sunk for a moment in utter despair.
Aground
8
I know the fruitlessness, the utter despair, that awaits such a sentiment.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction
9
There was a last shout of utter despair, and then it stopped.
Death Mask
10
Imagine my utter despair and horror when it did not go off!
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and Other East African Adventures
11
She flung her hands wide in a gesture of the most utter despair.
Greatheart
12
Few had yet realized the utter despair of failure in a mining camp.
The Story of the Outlaw: A Study of the Western Desperado
13
Muriel crouched there long, in the mute misery of utter despair.
The Great Taboo
14
The brokers stood about, gazing at each other in utter despair.
The Moneychangers
15
And at last in utter despair he earnestly prayed for morning or death.
Young Lion of the Woods / Or, A Story of Early Colonial Days
16
The sister is in utter despair about what John has said concerning her.
Pathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forens...
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Utter despair through the time
Utter despair across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common