desperately

Example Sentences

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If one needs a photo of their favorite scene so desperately, buy a matinee ticket for a Tuesday morning and sit in the back row, as long as no one else is next to you.

From Salon

If you're desperately looking for work or utterly miserable in your current role, it can be tempting to dive straight into applying for any job - ignoring personal happiness.

From BBC

Their past three matches have all been against teams either mired in the relegation zone, in the cases of Wolves and Burnley, or trying desperately to stay out of it, such as Leeds.

From BBC

Iran, where an insurgent civil society desperately awaits support?

From The Wall Street Journal

It is a further blow to England in a desperately disappointing series, which they surrendered with losses in the opening three Tests.

From BBC