more desperate
Example Sentences
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“Gotta be even more desperate than we are.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
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
Of those 53, 16 signed in the spring window, when the pool of players is more picked over and programs are more desperate — and willing to pay.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025
But nothing made me more desperate than looking in the mirror.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
