Sentence examples for looking pessimistic from inspiring English sources

But France is morose, inward looking, pessimistic by nature, unsure of itself and so lacking in confidence that even a teasing, if unflattering, photograph of its president on the front page of the Guardian can cause a national trauma and accusations of "le French bashing".

The action is brutal, and the outcome pessimistic — or at least it sure looked pessimistic to me.

Behind the FBI's hype, and its impressive claim of closing 427 sites, things looked pessimistic for the enforcement agencies trying to shut down this trade.

That looks unduly pessimistic.

That stance looks too pessimistic now.

It is even possible that future growth will make the current deficit projections look too pessimistic.

In December, the OBR forecast 2.4% growth for this year and 2.2% for next, but experts believe that now looks too pessimistic.

The forecast may now look too pessimistic, with the rebel-controlled Arabian Gulf Oil Company, Repsol of Spain, and Eni of Italy all suggesting that normal supply could resume much faster once the crisis is resolved.

Mr Pettis reckons China's "average growth in this decade will barely break 3%." He is definitely smarter than your average bear, but that prediction looks aggressively pessimistic to us.

"It looks very pessimistic," says Watson.

It looks like pessimistic players purchased at least 15,000 put options at the May $80 strike for an average premium of $1.00 per contract.