glimmer of hope



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glimmer of hope

A minute indication that something may improve, succeed, or turn out for the best in the end. Fans clung to a glimmer of hope that their team might score a last-minute touchdown to tie the game. Although peace talks have broken down between the two warring countries, there remains a glimmer of hope that a truce of some kind can still be salvaged.
See also: glimmer, hope, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Heraclius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Potter['pɔtə]
GwenaËLgwen-a-EL (French)French, Breton
JustusYUWS-tuws (German), JUS-təs (English)German, Dutch, Late Roman
Almog-Hebrew
Adjoa-Western African, Akan