desperately

Example Sentences

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Inaayah's parents said they were asking "simply and desperately" for more help to find their little girl, "who deserves every possible chance to be found".

From BBC

And I think they desperately want someone that can move the country, not right or left ideologically, but actually forward in those areas.

From Los Angeles Times

"I was covered in mud, I was in pain and I just desperately wanted to say to them, please don't leave me," she said.

From BBC

Rather, she’s snared Millie in a trap while desperately trying to wriggle free from one herself.

From Salon

The glass vial tumbled downward, and Christopher kicked desperately after it.

From Literature