Even after repeated disappointments, she clung to the proverb hope springs eternal in the human breast when considering her next application.

When the agent promised a possible promotion, he reminded me, 'don't get your hopes up,' because nothing was official yet.

On the old soldier's lips, the desperate line "I hope I may be shot" slipped out as he stood his ground in the trench.

Carved above the dungeon doorway, the faded inscription read, 'all hope abandon ye who enter here,' and its warning chilled every adventurer.

A weathered stone above the cavern mouth read, "abandon hope all ye who enter here," and the explorers hesitated.

She waited, hopingly, for the phone to ring.