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

So, I'm desperate to go, in whatever role the manager would want me for; whether that's starting or deciding games late on.

From BBC • 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

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

He also seemed both arrogant and uneasy: desperate to be first, but scared that he’d only ever come second.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver