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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Our Keith Law was one of the more pessimistic graders on De Vries in the most recent batch of prospect rankings — and Keith put him at No. 13 in the sport.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Meanwhile, broader public sentiment about the country's direction has also become more pessimistic.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Sagan sketched out an optimistic take of millions of civilizations in the Milky Way—and a pessimistic yet still thrilling guess of 10.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Finally, Wolf and his colleagues examined a more pessimistic case, in which trade talks with China, the E.U., and other countries collapse, and the effective tariff rate rises to twenty-five per cent.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Meanwhile, broader public sentiment about the country's direction has also become more pessimistic.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Sagan sketched out an optimistic take of millions of civilizations in the Milky Way—and a pessimistic yet still thrilling guess of 10.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Finally, Wolf and his colleagues examined a more pessimistic case, in which trade talks with China, the E.U., and other countries collapse, and the effective tariff rate rises to twenty-five per cent.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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“Pessimistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pessimistic. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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