desperate

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"I just felt completely desperate and like it was the only option to try to get some traction," she said.

From BBC

But the no-nonsense judge presiding over these often ill-tempered proceedings is desperate to stop them turning into a "public inquiry".

From BBC

But Spurs hardly helped themselves with a desperate lack of urgency that actually played on supporters' nerves and unhappiness.

From BBC

In the words of one admiring Senate colleague, he “bonded” with the party’s former leader, Robert Byrd, because both men “had known not only poverty, but desperate poverty.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But with “Young Mothers,” the filmmakers pare back the desperate stakes that often pervade their movies.

From Los Angeles Times