desperation

Example Sentences

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The fact that many Venezuelans were well-educated and highly-skilled compounded the desperation of the situation.

From MarketWatch

“On the Cuban side, it’s desperation and worse desperation,” said García, a Florida Democrat.

From The Wall Street Journal

Doncic watched with desperation as the shot soared through the air.

From Los Angeles Times

This play confronts humanity’s most essential themes—the quiet desperation of ordinary life and sadness over life’s disappointments.

From The Wall Street Journal

The highs, the lows, the dramatics, the desperation, it was all there when nothing was there, it was the feeling that even with everything gone, you still belonged to something.

From Los Angeles Times