desperation
Example Sentences
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He said the stuntmen involved in his video were "the real heroes", but his followers had loved "my clear desperation to get that cheese".
From BBC • May 22, 2026
It’s a sign of Apple’s desperation that he was then able to execute a reverse takeover that ended with him firing most of its board, naming his own board, and then being named interim CEO.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
That she presumes such ineptitude and desperation among her legions of users does not bode well.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
The most secure legacy played with the most desperation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Ophelia thought that Paul’s personality was built of oppositions—a need for frenzied activity that verged, she thought, on desperation, and a towering self-confidence oddly combined with a hunger for affirmation.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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