How to Use pessimistic in a Sentence

pessimistic

adjective
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  • The film gives a very pessimistic view of human nature.
  • Most doctors were pessimistic that a cure could be found.
  • Hannah Arendt: But Jean, that’s a rather pessimistic view.
    — WIRED, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In June their forecast got lowered to 4.1%, and maybe that is still too pessimistic.
    — WSJ, 7 July 2023
  • Black voters are the most pessimistic, with 77% feeling that way.
    — Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The depth of the division has made some of those close to the family pessimistic about any way back into the fold.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Polling showed voters were deeply pessimistic about the state of the economy and the direction of the nation.
    — Steve Peoples, ajc, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The reason Democrats have closed the gap a bit in some polling is that voters are a bit less pessimistic about the economy.
    — Kyle Morris, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2022
  • And Americans are in a pretty pessimistic point of view.
    — NBC News, 29 Jan. 2023
  • That’s because the electorate is a lot more pessimistic today.
    — Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022
  • People are very pessimistic about the state of economy.
    — ABC News, 12 Mar. 2023
  • And, in fairness, the mayor decided to take a much more pessimistic view than some.
    — Al Sharpton, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
  • Ian Bogost and Charlie Warzel, two of my favorite writers in the tech space, are a bit more pessimistic.
    — Jeremy Anderberg, Longreads, 12 July 2023
  • The slow progress has led to some pessimistic assessments of the counteroffensive's prospects.
    — Guy Davies, ABC News, 3 July 2023
  • Officials said there is still time to avert a strike, but some were growing pessimistic.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Gen Xers were the most pessimistic, with 55% expecting to fail to achieve their financial goals.
    — John Schlifske, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Art, feeling pessimistic again, stepped outside of the hangar to smoke a cigarette.
    — Jason Kersten, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Bank of America isn’t the only one to note that investors are starting to get a bit pessimistic.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Short-term options traders have been much more pessimistic than usual.
    — Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Pessimists seem to me too, well, pessimistic about the prospects facing the not-yet-existent baby.
    — Katha Pollitt, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • He’s selfish, pessimistic and wants nothing to do with either side of the brewing conflict.
    — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Breadth was much better in China than in Hong Kong, as Mainland investors are not as pessimistic.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Better, then, to assume a path for interest rates and the economy that is more pessimistic than the markets think.
    — Greg Ip, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2022
  • But some Ukrainian soldiers deployed there are increasingly pessimistic about the fate of the city.
    — Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The acronym is often used by bullish traders to dismiss any pessimistic read on their investment.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The next morning, Chapman was feeling a little less pessimistic.
    — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The economist is known for his pessimistic forecasts on how remote work shapes urban economies.
    — Alan Murray, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2024
  • That's caused the more pessimistic investors on Wall Street to keep their forecasts for a recession but move its timing later into the year.
    — CBS News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • As attention shifts to a new term that begins this fall, some Supreme Court watchers have grown pessimistic that anything will change.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Those About to Die has a harsh and pessimistic tone throughout, wallowing in the casual cruelty of the era without offering much hope.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 17 July 2024

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