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Example sentences for: pessimistic

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You mention her "optimism"; I would prefer the word "cheer," for I think Powell was deeply pessimistic in many ways--in the grand old Stoical manner--and that it was this pessimism that permitted her to throw herself into life and living with such abandon.
The pessimistic fine print: drug abuse among young adults and minority groups is rising steadily.
The pessimistic spin: He can't beat Vice President Gore, who is well-funded, well-connected, and leads in the polls.
In scenarios that include prevention efforts, prevalence declines by 41% in the prevention-centered scenario, by 53% in the optimistic combined response, and by 6% in the pessimistic combined response by 2020.
British press coverage of the crisis was generally pessimistic, with the Times ' editorial Friday saying that Northern Ireland finds itself once again "at a melancholy crossroads under a lowering sky" and that its future is now "a space colonised by fear."