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The phrase "a cloud of despair over" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or atmosphere that is filled with sadness or hopelessness, often affecting a group or community.
Example: "After the tragic news, a cloud of despair hung over the entire town, leaving everyone in shock."
Alternatives: "an air of gloom over" or "a shadow of hopelessness over".
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A 1911 history of black New Orleans leaders misspells the painter's name but calls him its "Titian in Louisiana," who endured vicious criticism that "cast a cloud of despair over his whole life".
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He stopped shaving and cutting his hair, and sat around the house in a cloud of despair.
With Jason Kreis's future continuing to be a looming cloud of despair, one would be excused for thinking the future of the club was hanging in the balance.
This created a cloud of uncertainty over the firm.
"Linux creates a cloud of uncertainty over Microsoft.
Abolishing capital punishment in a kind of despair over its fallibility would send a very different message.
But 13 miles away at a displaced persons camp in the town of Bartella, jubilance was supplanted by a cloud of uncertainty and despair.
A cloud of fear hangs over the country.
A cloud of suspicion hung over their heads that was not to be lifted for years.
Nor did a cloud of carelessness settle over the Ozarks.
Today, a cloud of déjà vu is hovering over a federal courthouse in downtown Dallas, Texas.
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