desperation
Example Sentences
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However difficult the novel’s pain and desperation may be to endure, though, they leave a mark on the memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
There, “Monarch” showed the behavior that modern science recognizes as desperation, and then depression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In desperation, she tried to stop the family from watching the news by turning off the electricity, but word soon reached her brother and he was furious, she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
It’s at least representative of the desperation many migrants feel, and it’s an incredible dramatic visual.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Camille’s face is hidden in the darkness, but the desperation in her voice nearly breaks me.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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