Sentences with phrase «brink of despair»

His only comfort was that each time when he felt himself on the brink of despair he heard, «O Muhammad, you are the messenger of God, and I am Gabriel,» but without hearing the message he so ardently expected.

My hospital's solution included many appointments with their lactation consultants, fenugreek from their new mother boutique, and a nurse - bottle - pump (triple - feeding) routine that drove me to the brink of despair and did nothing to increase my milk supply.

When the other disciples teeter on the brink of despair, she understands before any of them why he was ready to die for their sins.

Miserably, impossibly in love with the beautiful daughter of a Russian aristocrat, Esko is at the brink of despair when, in the magical light of the aurora borealis, he has a vision of an impossibly tall building rising gracefully from the frozen lake and disappearing into the clouds above him.

Their cruelty drove her to the brink of despair, and four months ago, she couldn't imagine being strong enough to face her senior year.

The fact that despite humanity being on the brink of despair, or past it, there is still good in the world worth living for.

Sometimes the utter stupidity of our politicians drives me to the brink of despair.

In the span of two decades, technology eradicated a major urban planning nightmare that had strained governments to the breaking point, vexed the media, tormented the citizenry, and brought society to the brink of despair.

If this sounds familiar, then you may sometimes be teetering on the brink of despair, and may sometimes feel so utterly lonely and disconnected that you begin to think about ending your relationship.