desperate
Example Sentences
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That is a very low number, not only below the level of a few years earlier, when businesses were desperate to bring new workers on, but also well below its level before Covid hit.
For many, having the government on their side helps when they are at loggerheads with pre-teens desperate to get on to social media.
From BBC
The pandemic—and the desperate need for healthcare workers—changed her perspective.
When Murphy’s desperate friends finally found him and dug him out after 18 agonizing minutes, he was blue and not breathing, according to witnesses.
From Los Angeles Times
There are some wonderful communicators in this Scotland team but, in the politest sense, they're fed up communicating and are just desperate to start delivering.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
