desperate
Example Sentences
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It has been desperate to avoid a ban, warning that it risked throttling supplies of diesel and gasoline in the U.S. and would lead to higher prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
When he promises her that he’ll straighten out his life, he sounds as desperate as all the other bad men who’ve tried those same pleas on him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
That some people might stop taking insulin or pursuing chemotherapy, or that other desperate people would be given false hope?
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
She recalls how, after learning of his disappearance, the family panicked and visited military camps and police stations across Jaffna in a desperate search for information without any luck.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
As soon as roll call was dismissed, I did a desperate thing.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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