desperation
Example Sentences
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Well, January has always been deemed by some as the window of desperation, where clubs only seek to do business if they are in trouble.
From BBC
She begins to run alongside the train, waving with a mix of vigor and desperation—as if she’ll never see us again.
From Literature
In desperation, Bishar Mohamed, no relation to the first villager, travelled more than 150 kilometres with his herd of 170 goats in search of pasture.
From Barron's
What “Black Dahlia” ultimately imprints on its readers is Short’s vulnerability and desperation, someone more restless than “man-crazy,” more kindhearted than “cold.”
From Los Angeles Times
Along the way, Wilson takes Zoom meetings, unsuccessfully pitching this meta-doc to financiers, and, out of sardonic desperation, studying how to write a successful Hallmark movie.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
