desperation
Example Sentences
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The desperation for clubs to try and maintain or push for Premier League status has perhaps been demonstrated the most severely by Leicester City.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
But when it’s a coach who’s won more than anyone, carrying a 38-0 record and a 54-game win streak, it sounded like desperation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Analysts have varying interpretations of the move, with some seeing it as a sign of desperation, or a lack of volunteers.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
“It’s judging our desperation rate,” said Nicole Moore, president of Rideshare Drivers United.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Ophelia thought that Paul’s personality was built of oppositions—a need for frenzied activity that verged, she thought, on desperation, and a towering self-confidence oddly combined with a hunger for affirmation.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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