desperate
Example Sentences
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“When you’re desperate and somebody that you love is in a situation, you’re not even thinking.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
"I was super desperate," Sabalenka said after her win over Pegula.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Hundreds of people desperate for news about the incident have taken to leaving comments on the Facebook page of a local mayor, searching for relatives, friends and even a dog.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The mob’s actions are frustrating because they’re religiously bound to the king, who they believe is an emissary of God, and desperate to change their day-to-day existence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
A scruffy shrub fence that was in desperate need of trimming leaned all around it.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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