more desperate
Example Sentences
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Market participants have been desperate for anything resembling good news for weeks, and even more desperate to see concrete steps towards de-escalation, Pepperstone’s Michael Brown said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“The more he stretches the truth in the name of the sale, the more desperate he becomes. Once inside our living room, however, he is far more malignant than any of that.”
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
“They wrote an email to me seemingly to do face saving, which makes me think they’re more desperate than we think.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025
Aid supplies and the internet are vital for people in Gaza - the current lack of both lifelines is rendering their plight even more desperate.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025
The crying boy had begun flipping through the test now—there appeared to be several pages—and with each new page his sobs grew louder and more desperate.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
