In the aftermath, the Yankees could not avoid the reality that their hopes are dimming quickly.

After a few days, hopes had dimmed of finding any survivors.

The hope in my heart gradually dimmed with each passing day.

But hope was dimming for the submarine's 118 crew members.

Mr. Bush said hopes for a diplomatic solution were dimming fast.

But hopes of achieving that goal on schedule, at least among more than a small group, have already dimmed.

And it is not only Palestinians whose hopes have dimmed.

Rydag had been listening, hopeful, but now his hope was dimming.

But she seemed so certain that the matter was resolved, that his hopes dimmed almost immediately.

"I need help," Browning said, still uncertain how such bright hopes could have dimmed so quickly.