desperate
Example Sentences
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That's how desperate Mark Williams is to win a fourth world title.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
But a 2021 set at a notorious homeless encampment in Oakland earned backlash from advocates, who said the band was taking advantage of desperate people to throw aesthetically nihilistic punk shows.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
There’s precedent for companies to attempt dramatic — or desperate —pivots in an attempt to capitalize on hot trends.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Imran Hussain, from the Refugee Council charity, said it was "deplorable that unscrupulous advisers are exploiting desperate and vulnerable people for profit and those responsible must be held to account".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Knowing Maggie’s desperate finances, a Spiritualist scoffed, “for five dollars she would have denied her mother and would have sworn to anything.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing desperate
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