desperately

Example Sentences

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"We desperately need more of these land-to-ocean connection studies if we're to fully grapple with the problem of global warming and the effects it will have on coastal ecosystems."

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

“AI companies are desperately in need of training data and what Mercor is doing demonstrates the lengths they will go to pay for it,” he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She’s the kind of actor we desperately need right now, someone who isn’t afraid to challenge themselves or risk their viewership with a daring role.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

“When people step into the Joy Who Lived, they know they’re going to be cared for, and that includes being allowed to laugh; we desperately need to laugh,” Gibson says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

She remembered how desperately she had tried to find them, and how convinced she was that the Incorrigibles were about to make a gruesome snack of the poor wayward squirrel.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood