desperate
Example Sentences
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But Guralnik also said that “there are plenty of women that are desperate for their husbands to look better,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Nonprofit live performance everywhere is in seemingly desperate search for funding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Seeing virtually no hope of acquittal, Brown’s attorneys were desperate to preserve the possibility of commutation.
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
Seattle trailed 12-7 when quarterback Russell Wilson unleashed a desperate heave to the end zone in the final seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Even something in her tone was familiar now, a desperate hope that tickled the edges of Clare’s memory.
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.
