desperate
Example Sentences
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The Rams are “always working through” post-Stafford scenarios, but “it’s not a desperate matter,” Snead said.
From Los Angeles Times
Apple TV+, which is a streaming platform, has become so desperate for an audience for its MLS content that it removed its paywall.
From Los Angeles Times
Marty Singer, an attorney for Jackson’s estate, decried the lawsuit as “a desperate money grab” in a statement to People.
From Los Angeles Times
Desperate times call for desperate measures, complete with seltzer bottles and pratfalls.
“I know you mean well, and trust me, you aren’t the only ones desperate to fix the unfixable, but you need to trust us to handle this.”
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.