desperate
Example Sentences
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Desperate times call for desperate measures, complete with seltzer bottles and pratfalls.
“I know you mean well, and trust me, you aren’t the only ones desperate to fix the unfixable, but you need to trust us to handle this.”
From Literature
“They’re desperate for that connection. This is what it’s all about,” the specialist said.
From Los Angeles Times
The family of a missing student who "vanished into thin air" two years ago say they "continue to keep hope alive" in a desperate hunt for answers.
From BBC
Credit to them for having the bottle to win those games, but they were all desperate grinds.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
