desperation

Example Sentences

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Doncic watched with desperation as the shot soared through the air.

From Los Angeles Times

This play confronts humanity’s most essential themes—the quiet desperation of ordinary life and sadness over life’s disappointments.

From The Wall Street Journal

The highs, the lows, the dramatics, the desperation, it was all there when nothing was there, it was the feeling that even with everything gone, you still belonged to something.

From Los Angeles Times

And somewhere between common sense and desperation, they settled on a formula: bowl a little fuller.

From BBC

In desperation, and perhaps losing his mind, the seemingly mild-mannered Man-soo becomes obsessed with nailing the application process for a comparable job.

From The Wall Street Journal