desperately

Example Sentences

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Deulofeu desperately wants to feel that rush again, to complete what he feels would be the longest recovery ever.

From BBC

“This is going to bring more public safety and more lights to neighborhoods that so desperately need it and that are waiting a long time,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

He goes further at the end of the book, asserting that “one would have had to yearn desperately for a warm and loving childhood to so fantastically create the toys of such a childhood.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Sherborne said this was "prima facie" evidence of phone hacking, to which Dacre responded by saying it was only "evidence" Miskiw was "desperately trying to get work out" of the paper.

From BBC

"Pubs desperately need permanently lower business rate bills if they are to thrive, not just survive."

From BBC