The New York man always seemed hopelessly behind the times.

Our ladies here may not be on the established list of masters, but I doubt that they would seem hopelessly out of place.

Such people may refuse to leave their homes because the task of taking a bus to work seems to them hopelessly beyond their capabilities.

In both games, victory seemed hopelessly out of reach.

Too bad that the movie, which plays as though it were conceived well before the ascendance of Eminem, also seems hopelessly behind the curve.

In doing so, she became a traitor to a class that seemed hopelessly out of date and aloof.

He said he supported the Pope's message of family harmony, though his own family seemed hopelessly given to bickering.

She travels across the country transforming hair - hers or other people's - into styles that make most beauty salons seem hopelessly out of sync.

Such starry-eyed romance would seem hopelessly out of date now, when prostitutes and killers are setting the tone for love.

With their inspirational themes, these films seem hopelessly out of sync with the season's movie spirit.