desperation

Example Sentences

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As the upset to end all upsets loomed large, Scotland pounded hard at the Welsh line, their desperation in full flow, the home defiance bordering on the heroic.

From BBC

Swinney suggested it was "desperation" which drove his opponents to make such serious claims.

From BBC

“Maybe you should just tell them the truth,” Chip had suggested, as a last resort, in desperation.

From Literature

Tuipulotu said on Friday his team were desperate and he wanted to see that desperation visited upon England.

From BBC

Instead of joyful encouragement, the clapping felt like desperation in the arena.

From Los Angeles Times