desperate

Example Sentences

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Thomson described how her mother refused to drink, despite desperate efforts from her family to hydrate her with a syringe, and was spitting out her saliva every five to 10 seconds until she died.

From BBC

So desperate to be part of Hannie’s world that I’d leaped into doing something I had no idea how to do, and now I was going to break my neck.

From Literature

She admits to feeling great shame for some of her behaviors as a teenager afraid of being treated differently and desperate to fit in.

From Los Angeles Times

Prosecutor Michael Bunch said the trio were "motivated by compassion and a desperate desire to do something", but they "acted unlawfully".

From BBC

The Rams are “always working through” post-Stafford scenarios, but “it’s not a desperate matter,” Snead said.

From Los Angeles Times