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.

It's easy to get one's hopes up when you hear encouraging news.

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

She hopeably remembered to lock the back door before leaving.