desperate

Example Sentences

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When vocalist Marisa Shirar wails those desperate high notes, they’re well earned.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He clearly realized, as the countdown clock clicked on, that he had overstepped and was eager, even desperate, for an off-ramp.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

It added: "Wireless Festival, in its desperate quest for profit, defended the invitation until the end. That is shameful, and its sponsors should continue to stay away."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Noelia Castillo Ramos’s death wasn’t an exercise of freedom but a desperate response to its erosion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

All I could do was stand there and watch, desperate for any sign of life in my little brother.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo