Examples of pessimistic in a Sentence
Most doctors were pessimistic that a cure could be found.
The film gives a very pessimistic view of human nature.
He has an extremely negative and pessimistic attitude.
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China remains the second biggest market outside of North America, and there were two Hollywood titles in the Top 10 in 2024 — Godzilla x Kong and Alien: Romulus (contrary to 2023 which had none) — but folks are pessimistic that Hollywood will ever return to the heyday of 2012-2019 there.
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Then there are the rankings that were right by being pessimistic, which isn’t as fun, but just as important.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Similarly, more than two-thirds (68 percent) of Democrats reported being pessimistic about 2025.
—Joanne Haner, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Too many of us feel besieged, pessimistic, lonely, anxious, and mistrustful.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Then there are the rankings that were right by being pessimistic, which isn’t as fun, but just as important.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Similarly, more than two-thirds (68 percent) of Democrats reported being pessimistic about 2025.
—Joanne Haner, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Too many of us feel besieged, pessimistic, lonely, anxious, and mistrustful.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Pessimistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pessimistic. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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pessimistic
adjective
pes·si·mis·tic
ˌpes-ə-ˈmis-tik 
: of, relating to, or marked by pessimism : gloomy
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