Sample Sentences forpessimistic (editor-reviewed)
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Despite the team's losing streak, the coach tried to remain optimistic, while the players grew increasingly pessimistic.pessimistic = expecting that things will turn out badly;
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Her pessimistic nature meant she always saw the glass as half empty, even when there was plenty of good news.pessimistic = focusing on the bad part of things
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As a natural pessimist, he always expected the worst-case scenario, even when things seemed to be going well.pessimist = someone who expects thigs to turn out badly
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The prevailing pessimism about the economy made many people hesitant to invest.pessimism = expectation that things will turn out badly
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Her outlook on the future was quite pessimistic, as she worried about the economy and the environment.pessimistic = expecting that things will turn out badly
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Despite my fevered rush to her house, my pessimistic side assumed that Carey would be the one who opened the door for me. (source)pessimistic = expectation that things will turn out badly
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More pessimistic than black Americans, whose material prospects continue to lag behind those of whites. (source)pessimistic = with an expectation that things will turn out badly
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That same pessimistic voice in my mind spoke up then, reminding me that I probably wouldn't have a chance against one of them, and there were four. (source)pessimistic = expecting that things will turn out badly
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But as the day unfolded, hour by hour Emile's pessimism would slowly give way to the possibility that all was not lost. (source)pessimism = expectation that things will turn out badly
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Where he was a pessimist, I was an optimist, and there was no sense in scaring people with his theories. (source)pessimist = someone who expects the worst
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[JACQUES is heard to say in a feeble voice:] JACQUES: And pessimists! (source)pessimists = people who expect things will turn out badly; or who focus on the bad part of things
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"That's about as bad a witness as you'll find," he remarked pessimistically.† (source)
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This will be a nuisance if they run out of food and have to eat one, X has concluded in his pessimistic Scottish way. (source)pessimistic = expecting that things will turn out badly
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Not that pie in the sky stuff, not a preference for optimism over pessimism, but rather "an orientation of the spirit." (source)pessimism = expectation that things will turn out badly
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What are you, a pessimist? (source)pessimist = someone who expects the worst; or who focuses on the bad part of things
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Optimists and pessimists—not to mention the realists—air their opinions with unflagging energy, and as with everything else, they're all certain that they have a monopoly on the truth.† (source)
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"Bad business," said Follonsbee, shaking his head pessimistically.† (source)
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