desperate
Example Sentences
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“There are some desperate men in this case with terrible criminal records and tons of exposure, and they know what to say to please these prosecutors,” said Jim Trusty, Rozier’s attorney.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
But he knows better, calling this “a myth,” adding that “Bill and Bernardine were still desperate to be part of something larger than themselves. Larger than their relationship. Larger, even, than our family.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Brier was just 16 years old when she competed at her first Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and was desperate to enjoy her last in the same city.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
When I was in Cuba a few months ago, people were desperate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
And it was strange, he’d thought, how the trees—though Clare named them and talked to them and felt desperate for their affection—never perked up to see him the way Captain did.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing desperate
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