desperate

Example Sentences

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"But in order for us to stay in this tournament, we've got to be just as desperate, emotional and clinical as we were last week."

From Barron's

He may well try to answer that in his State of the Union address — if only because of his desperate desire for immortality.

From Salon

"I have had a silver and bronze medal, I am desperate for a gold and I think we are capable of achieving that," he said.

From BBC

One of the dead skiers was married to a member of the Tahoe Nordic rescue team, a volunteer group from Tahoe City that joined in the desperate search.

From Los Angeles Times

After the desperate lows of her first year as the reigning Olympic champion, Hodgkinson has come out firing in her second.

From BBC