hope against hope
Hope or wish for with little reason or justification, as in I'm hoping against hope that someone will return my wallet. This expression, based on the biblical “Who against hope believed in hope” (Romans 4:18), was first recorded in 1813.
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How to use hope against hope in a sentence
hope against hope, this week I had planned to do what the rest of the world seemingly could not: Ignore Dennis Rodman.
Ping-Pong Diplomacy Not An Option? Try Ding-Dong Diplomacy | Kevin Bleyer | January 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI hope against hope for some probing questions from Schieffer, too.
One Thing About the Debate I Forgot in that Previous Piece | Michael Tomasky | October 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI hope against hope that he learns how to go for the jugular sometime soon.
Still, there were always a few refined and well-paying guests who encouraged me to hope against hope.
My Austrian Love | Maxime ProvostNow there can be little left; but I hope against hope that some of the wooden crosses which so impressed me are still intact.
Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front | E. W. Hornung
Nevertheless, our “would-be mechanics hope against hope;” and to such we would, in conclusion, tender a word of advice.
Gunnery in 1858 | William GreenerShe could not even hope against hope; she knew that Danglar was in deadly earnest.
The White Moll | Frank L. PackardThey would hope against hope, waiting for the man who would never return.
The Kidnapped President | Guy Boothby
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