In a frenzy of despair, I bent to the grandfather of all paddles in a hopeless effort to escape, and still the copper giant behind me gained and gained.
As I looked at that hopeless struggle my eyes met those of the doomed man, and I could have sworn that in his I saw an expression of hopeless appeal.
At the Earths Core
"I told you it was
hopeless, Matt," Scott said in a discouraged voice.
White Fang
The sharp pain and the feel of hot, trickling blood assured him of the awful reality of his
hopeless position.
Tarzan of the Apes
Count Krivtsov was considered a
hopeless case by everyone, and yet he kept two mistresses.
Anna Karenina
To catch and mount one of these habitually rageful and intractable beasts was no child's play under the best of conditions; but now, when silence and time were such important considerations, it might well have seemed quite
hopeless to a less resourceful and optimistic man than the son of the great warlord.
Thuvia Maid of Mars
I remained silent as though it were
hopeless to raise my voice.
Under Western Eyes
The Little Dorrit, trembling on his arm, was less in unison than ever with Mrs Chivery's theory, and yet was not irreconcilable with a new fancy which sprung up within him, that there might be some one else in the hopeless--newer fancy still--in the
hopeless unattainable distance.
Little Dorrit
At one while my journey looked hopeful, and at another
hopeless. Now I thought I should do some good, and now I wondered how I could ever have supposed so.
Bleak House
And others saw, from Helium's lofty landing stages and from a thousand hangars upon a thousand roofs; but only for an instant did the preparations stop that would send other brave men into the frightful maelstrom of that apparently
hopeless search, for such is the courage of the warriors of Barsoom.
The Chessmen of Mars
Standing alone in the world -- alone, as to any dependence on society, and with little Pearl to be guided and protected -- alone, and
hopeless of retrieving her position, even had she not scorned to consider it desirable -- she cast away the fragment a broken chain.
Scarlet Letter
The remaining warriors armed themselves for obstinate defence; but showed by their gloomy looks and sullen silence that they considered defence
hopeless. To their surprise the Blackfeet refrained from pursuing their advantage; perhaps satisfied with the blood already shed, or disheartened by the loss they had themselves sustained.
Adventures of Captain Bonneville USA in the Rocky Mountains and
At last the impenetrable man felt the influence of the sex; at last he knew the passion of love misplaced, ill-starred,
hopeless love, for a woman who was young enough to be his child.
My Ladys Money
You shall judge for yourself, you poor deluded young creature, whether my son is worthy of the sacrifice--the useless and
hopeless sacrifice--which you are bent on making of yourself for his sake.
Law and the Lady
They are so good to me--I can't do it!" In that
hopeless way it had ended during the seven days that had gone by.
The New Magdalen