desperate
Example Sentences
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Canada are favourites but the Americans are desperate for their first Olympic men's gold since the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" in Lake Placid.
From Barron's
Raman has been delivering a similarly complicated message, expressing deep respect for the mayor while arguing that the city is in desperate need of change.
From Los Angeles Times
Tuipulotu said on Friday his team were desperate and he wanted to see that desperation visited upon England.
From BBC
A series of desperate texts to Sam went unanswered.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, or so the saying goes.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
