desperate

Example Sentences

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Arteta said his players were "desperate" to play for their countries.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Nonprofit live performance everywhere is in seemingly desperate search for funding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Seeing virtually no hope of acquittal, Brown’s attorneys were desperate to preserve the possibility of commutation.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Before he was the ace for the Seattle Mariners, Logan Gilbert was a burgeoning right-hander in desperate need of a new pitch for his arsenal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Even something in her tone was familiar now, a desperate hope that tickled the edges of Clare’s memory.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman