desperate
Example Sentences
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“Survivors often stay cordial. They often ask for help when they feel desperate,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times
They are in a real relegation battle now, and their boss Nuno Espirito Santo is absolutely desperate for a win, but it is hard to see where it will come from.
From BBC
With the monkey off his back, Stokes will travel to Sydney for the fifth Test desperate for another win.
From BBC
And his character is complex in novel ways: The child of Chinese immigrants, Alexander was reared by people almost desperate to Americanize themselves, and he too has a hunger to be accepted.
Tech companies are desperate for electricity for their AI data centers, causing demand for power to surge around the country.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
