desperate

Example Sentences

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“I think buying this theater feels a little desperate in like the most beautiful way.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was three minutes until kick-off and the Carabao Cup holders were desperate to get going as a bemused Kieran Trippier looked around and wondered where his counterparts from Manchester City were.

From BBC

He looked around the office, desperate to be anywhere else, talking about anything else.

From Literature

I thrashed my limbs in desperate abandon as it streamed into my nose and mouth, stifling me, seeping into my very pores, weighing me down.

From Literature

England head coach Brendon McCullum and managing director of men's cricket Rob Key will be desperate for success after the recent 4-1 Ashes thumping raised serious questions about their respective futures.

From Barron's