more desperate
Example Sentences
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Two decades on, the energy he created has morphed into something decidedly more desperate.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Folks are more desperate for services than before.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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
Even if diplomacy brings a truce rather than an enduring peace, stopping the fighting on almost any terms looks better than prolonging a war that grows ever more desperate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
He called four more times before he gave up and finally left a message more desperate than he liked.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
