desperation
Example Sentences
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The implication from the MP was this was evidence of desperation.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Ross added: “The biggest thing is the desperation — that’s really what’s driving this.”
From Salon • May 2, 2026
The most secure legacy played with the most desperation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Would I have made the Faustian bargain from a place of raw desperation?
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
I felt cold and dismayed: my worst fears then were probably true: he had in all probability left England and rushed in reckless desperation to some former haunt on the Continent.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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