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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dim hope" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a faint or uncertain expectation of something positive happening.
Example: "Despite the challenges ahead, there remains a dim hope that we can turn things around."
Alternatives: "a faint hope" or "a slim chance".
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(He is now an artist, too; the fact that Ivanka Trump owns his work was recently cited as a dim hope that she might prevail upon her father not to eliminate federal funding for the arts).
No matter how obvious the retaliation had been, no matter how clearly it had been signaled from Washington, some people still carried a dim hope that Osama bin Laden might be caught and a full-scale military strike avoided.
Meanwhile, at another troubled legacy, a dim hope seemed to dawn late Tuesday.
They know this is a dim hope indeed.
They no longer have even a dim hope of victory on this western front.
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The author has perfectly described the world (your world), or reminded you of your past, shone a light on your core beliefs, or lit up that dim hope you carry.
And when I most needed it, I found I could summon it — that mad, dim hope.
"What keeps a man alive?" For him the answer is affection for others, memories of home, language itself and some dim hope of survival.
Right then, as she was airborne, my hand twitched and slapped my pocket, in the dim hope that I could locate my camera, pull it out, and shoot while the moment still held.
Reid's remarks Thursday offer them some dim hope that he'd be willing to revisit the issue.
All it's got now is the dim hope that one day Pete Doherty's erratic tour of endlessly decreasing audiences takes him back to the Dublin Castle.
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