Sentence examples for tale of despair from inspiring English sources

DANIEL FICKETT Miami Browning's down-to-earth tale of despair and rebirth had to resonate deeply with all women.

MAUD CASEY'S first novel is a jolly tale of despair, a post-Simpsons" stroll through the wasteland of extreme suburbia.

"The Angel Esmeralda," the title story in Don DeLillo's first ever collection of short fiction, is a dazzlingly told tale of despair and ruination, the dream of redemption and the testing of faith.

Presley brought a rhythmic strut to this tale of despair and suicide, leaving little doubt that he'd figure out a way to jive and jitter his way out of whatever mess life threw at him.

Far from any tale of despair, Deep Down chronicles the extraordinary success of a small group of residents to educate their neighbors about the human cost of strip mining on a community "caught up in the machinery of coal".

Far from any dour cautionary tale of despair, the film chronicles a besieged mining community's determined and often revelatory steps to get beyond their anger, hopelessness and grief, and demand that their state and federal officials live up to our nation's promise of environmental justice and human rights.

One of them, Krutika Kuppuraj, 23, an analyst, was overwhelmed by the tales of despair around her.

Inevitably, amid the various tales of despair, there was one with some humor, provided by Tim Erickson, who ended up happy just to play in one game.

The hybrids are improbable, but they respect the old songs' tales of despair and redemption, and they merge the introspection and flamboyance of rural songs and urban jazz.

"The wireless Internet scene will be littered with many Modo-like tales of despair before we get to the stage where the industry will begin to fulfill its visions of grandeur," said Josh Newman, senior editor of Unstrung.

GOING to chat with the writer Newsweek once called "the famously depressed" Elizabeth Wurtzel, one expects there will be tales of despair, but it's surprising to hear them even before you even set foot in her place.