The traditional life of the mountain people is unlikely to, despite Flannery's wistful hope.

Ruth's voice held a volume of wistful hope that astonished his rider.

When it came to the foreign affairs part of the campaign, they fulfilled the wistful hope that so many Americans had for the whole election: both men lost.

It did have the wistful hope that one of the gang would put a bullet in his brain.

There was something in the emerald depths of her eyes, just for a moment, that looked out at him with a wistful hope like a little girl's.

And the letter would be rounded off with some wistful hopes and wishful thoughts.

Something about the wistful hope in the girl's eyes made Nightingale wonder if she had phrased her own request poorly.

BuPers, however, had been disappointed, and the reason its desires had never been more than a rather wistful hope was simple enough.

But there is also reverence, unswerving faith, disinterested kindness, gratitude and a wistful hope of getting on in life.

But most people realize it's a wistful hope at best like it would be nice if it only rained when we want it to.