She looked hopeful as though saying the words would make them true.

In fact, it didn't look hopeful for getting away very soon.

"That has to be the same place," Richard said, looking hopeful for the first time in hours.

I'd never seen Terry look so hopeful about anything before.

He looked so hopeful that I didn't know what to say.

Her eyes look briefly hopeful, but our coach does not stop.

The rain had finally stopped as she emerged, looking hopeful.

When we first started to get into that struggle, it didn't look very hopeful.

That they haven't done too much damage to our country, which is not looking hopeful.

He finally, at long last, opened a drawer that looked hopeful.