desperate
Example Sentences
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A decision led by Piastri to bring forward his final stop in a desperate attempt to challenge Verstappen came to nothing.
From BBC
The move is the latest sign that impoverished nations are joining far wealthier states in turning desperate people away.
Or be a salesman to understand Jack Lemmon’s desperate drive in “Glengarry Glen Ross.”
Following his diagnosis, Kyle's family said they were "desperate" to bring him home from hospital but were unable to do so because their property could not be adapted to meet his needs.
From BBC
Within weeks of arriving, I loathed Madras, where rats stole the padding from my earphones, the humidity left me weak and men tailed my mother in traffic, desperate to buy our imported car.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
