Puzzled, vaguely hopeful that it might be a useful talisman, he thrust the weapon in his belt.

If there is any hopeful sign, it is that Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, the two great players of the recent generation, were part of the negotiations yesterday and issued vaguely hopeful statements afterward.

There was a trace of vaguely hopeful doubt in Cardona's statement, but there was none in the harsh ripple that rose from the radio.

Orly wore a vaguely hopeful expression rather than the nervous twitch he'd demonstrated when Daniel first met him in Harbor Three.

ROMANIA has been without a monarch since 1947, but Michael remains vaguely hopeful that his authority will be restored along the lines of Juan Carlos I of Spain.

Maybe it was just the set of its beak, but Great A'Tuin looked vaguely hopeful, even optimistic.

The doctor looks vaguely hopeful, although he clearly cannot do much for his young patient.

He tested it for palatability, banged it on the ground in a vaguely hopeful way, and threw it away.