desperately

Example Sentences

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“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

“I had desperately wanted a place outside the city because I had been working for years at this point inside of a studio with no windows,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

"Because of my postcode I can't have the treatment on the NHS that I desperately need and that's just immoral," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

She clung desperately to Mama Woof’s back as they galloped through the forest of Ashton Place, sniffing and searching for the runaway bird.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood