desperate
Example Sentences
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In the late 1990s, USC football was in desperate need of a revival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Americans are increasingly frustrated with fraud in the job-search process, and job seekers are desperate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
That some people might stop taking insulin or pursuing chemotherapy, or that other desperate people would be given false hope?
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The couple said they were currently in desperate need of baby formula and often had only a handful of tubs left in stock.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“But they’re naturally desperate, these medical students. It’d be more than your life was worth if you come across them opening a grave.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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