desperate

Example Sentences

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Hiddleston expresses him as a character desperate to feel the edge.

From Los Angeles Times

He was the leading wicket-taker among spinners in the County Championship last season and, aged 34, is still desperate to regain his Test place.

From BBC

I felt desperate, which I was, and rude, which I hadn’t wanted to be.

From Los Angeles Times

"For the most part, we played a little desperate tonight," Brunson said afterwards.

From Barron's

“But desperate situations force desperate choices, and all of them are high cost.”

From Los Angeles Times