desperately
Example Sentences
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The Sparks also desperately needed Brink to become the defensive backbone of the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
That could make it more challenging for projects to pencil out, at a time in which the U.S. housing market desperately needs more supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The raw emotion of a panicking mother was clear as she desperately pleaded for help to find her only son.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Social media has many users trapped in nostalgia loops, desperately clinging to a simpler era that wasn’t so uniquely mired in digital discontent.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
All she could do was cling desperately to Dodger and pray she didn’t fall off as the horse barreled through the burning woods.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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