Noun : Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm. From Dictionary.com.
"It's better than nothing," Esther said fatalistically. From Wordnik.com. [Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves]
"That's a chance I have to take," Harlan said fatalistically. From Wordnik.com. [Invasion]
As the doors closed behind him, Chekov shrugged fatalistically. From Wordnik.com. [THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK] Reference
That must not be accepted either complacently or fatalistically. From Wordnik.com. [Letters: October 12, 2009] Reference
She smiled fatalistically and hid the smile behind her crocheting. From Wordnik.com. [Skinny Legs and All]
John said, more quietly and fatalistically, “Inside mine, too.”. From Wordnik.com. [Drowned Hopes]
I guess first we have to teach them to be fatalistically-optimistic. From Wordnik.com. [Frank A. Weil: The Sorry State of Our Ship of State] Reference
She accepted, fatalistically, that this was the way things would happen. From Wordnik.com. [The Kinslayer Wars]
She regarded it fatalistically, then forced herself to put it in her mouth. From Wordnik.com. [The Last of the Wilds]
When T'fyrr made a growl of disgust, Nightingale only shrugged fatalistically. From Wordnik.com. [The Eagle And The Nightingale]
The possibility of violent death is glamorized, or at least viewed fatalistically. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Olmsted: The Devil They Know: Biography of an American Inmate] Reference
I wondered if the thing had any slow leaks and supposed fatalistically that it had. From Wordnik.com. [The Risk Profession] Reference
On a whim, as a treat, she also fatalistically purchased a bottle of English rose lotion. From Wordnik.com. [One Of The Family]
MacArthur fatalistically inhaled a full breath of oxygen and fingered the fitting on his mask. From Wordnik.com. [Genellan- Planetfall]
Rarely did Sam think fatalistically, and never about Fate with a capital F, as he did this night. From Wordnik.com. [The End of the Pier]
Runners view the wall fatalistically, but a researcher has crafted a formula to help them avoid it. From Wordnik.com. [The Week in Ideas] Reference
Diana shrugged fatalistically as St. Aubyn returned her to her chair, then bowed and took his leave. From Wordnik.com. [Dearly Beloved]
Alan felt some anticipatory nervousness, but he was calmer than he expected to be -- almost fatalistically calm. From Wordnik.com. [Starman's Quest] Reference
She was assassinated yesterday for standing courageously, perhaps fatalistically, on the right side of both lines. From Wordnik.com. [Target: Pakistan] Reference
Finally, it just sort of shuddered fatalistically and began to dig itself back down into the sand with the limbs it still had. From Wordnik.com. [She Is The Darkness]
I strained my spirit to allow me to face my doom bravely and fatalistically; I did not want to face the desolate life awaiting me. From Wordnik.com. [An East Wind Coming]
Then, fatalistically, he decided against it; if there was an impending avalanche, it was not likely that they could do much to escape. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind from The Sun]
He abandoned himself hopelessly, fatalistically to his destiny. From Wordnik.com. [Crome Yellow] Reference
Her tone implied, fatalistically, that it would be our turn next. From Wordnik.com. [Try Anything Twice] Reference
Asked about the volcano threat, Goma's residents shrug fatalistically. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
So common is the phenomenon that we think of the matter fatalistically. From Wordnik.com. [Craftsmanship in Teaching] Reference
It is embraced enthusiastically, grimly or fatalistically as necessary. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
Dion smiled as he recalled Mrs. Clarke's words, which had been spoken fatalistically. From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilderness] Reference
Wow dudes, these responses are all gleefully vindictive or fatalistically dismissive. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
It might be said that he regarded his father as he regarded the weather, fatalistically. From Wordnik.com. [Clayhanger] Reference
I think we are more than ready for him now - an impish master of the fatalistically fantastic. From Wordnik.com. [PRI's The World] Reference
The slogan of "fatherland or death does not imply that we are fatalistically prone. From Wordnik.com. [LASO CLOSING SESSION] Reference
But the old woman said often, fatalistically, "They will not always escape -- but it will be for. From Wordnik.com. [The Tin Soldier] Reference
It doesn’t mean we should fatalistically accept the slaughter on the freeways every Memorial Day. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Checkpoint Kabul] Reference
Not everyone reads this list fatalistically. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Non-Recession' Has America In Denial] Reference
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