desperate
Example Sentences
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Quelch said at an event in 2017, “Even when things looked desperate, his confidence gave us confidence.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Non-verbal, biting and unable to sit still, her daughter Rachael, who had been diagnosed with autism, had slowly overwhelmed Martha leaving her desperate and depressed.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Seeing virtually no hope of acquittal, Brown’s attorneys were desperate to preserve the possibility of commutation.
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
With the World Cup upon us, soccer-loving Gen X and elder millennial Angelenos are desperate to get in on the action.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
But through it all, Clare swore he heard the desperate call of his friend.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
