desperate
Example Sentences
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This group looks set, though I’d sub in Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” for “Bugonia,” Park’s movie offering a more humane — and funnier — look at ugly things people can do when desperate.
From Los Angeles Times
"We are desperate for maths teachers," she said.
From BBC
It is 76 seconds long and the young man sounds desperate.
From BBC
"I just felt completely desperate and like it was the only option to try to get some traction," she said.
From BBC
But the no-nonsense judge presiding over these often ill-tempered proceedings is desperate to stop them turning into a "public inquiry".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
