"hope" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Why do such people speak of a "risk of rain" when this is all we vainly hope for?
- Very pretty," I added, vainly hoping that he would be tempted to go find her and leave me alone.
- Outside, people ran through the streets, vainly hoping to escape or to get to an open door.
- Gaber must surely know this would be his last mission and was vainly hoping to extend it.
- She did nothing, only paced and stared out the window at Jason's house, hoping vainly to see someone else enter or leave.
- For the moment though he continued to push the buttons randomly, vainly hoping that the door would open.
- She looked about it, hoping to understand a little of what was going on and vainly trying to change a lifetime's habits of thought.
- The cops are remaining in your flat for another few days, still vainly hoping Andy will appear there.
- Her mother hoped vainly that the worthless Jacques would propose.
- She patted it down, vainly hoping it would stay that way.
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