hope against hope

We decided to go ahead, hoping against hope it wouldn't happen again.

And I kept hoping against hope that something would change each night.

Hoping against hope, we both knew it was not going to happen.

The answer I hoped against hope to hear did not come.

She was hoping against hope that he might have found the same house.

For two hours I sat waiting, hoping against hope to see her come along the wall top.

She was hoping against hope that this one had not been found.

I was hoping against hope that it would be me.

I guess a part of me had actually hoped against hope that she wasn't bad.

He had hoped against hope that she would write to him again.

None the less I hoped against hope that she would take him.

We hoped against hope that they had given up the attack.

For all these years I have hoped against hope that it would not be needed.

A couple of guys at the bar kept an eye on her, hoping against hope.

This time, he hoped against hope that the change was for the good.

He is hoping against hope to lose enough weight to be able to run up and down the court.

James had hoped against hope that Mary would be well again.

And hoping against hope that the man did not recognise him.

I asked, hoping against hope that we still might winter on the island.

She had the look of one who hopes against hope that the impossible may happen.

I'd been hoping against hope for some vastly higher number.

I came here hoping against hope for sympathy and help.

Five minutes later he was headed east, hoping against hope that his guess had been wrong.

Things like that had happened before and Susan was hoping against hope they would not happen today.

One last time he scanned the final room, hoping against hope.