desperate
Example Sentences
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Wimbledon is, for many, the highlight of a British sporting summer, with those flocking to SW19 - or following elsewhere - desperate to cheer home players to victory.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Efforts by local and international rescue teams to pull survivors from the rubble grew increasingly desperate in Venezuela four days after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
To add to the fun, the cameras kept picking out Luis Suarez in the crowd going through all the possible emotions and looking like he was desperate for this experience to end.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
The last-place Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday in a desperate attempt to salvage what remains of a campaign that began with championship aspirations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
“I know you mean well, and trust me, you aren’t the only ones desperate to fix the unfixable, but you need to trust us to handle this.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing desperate
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