more desperate
Example Sentences
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Market participants have been desperate for anything resembling good news for weeks, and even more desperate to see concrete steps towards de-escalation, Pepperstone’s Michael Brown said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“The more he stretches the truth in the name of the sale, the more desperate he becomes. Once inside our living room, however, he is far more malignant than any of that.”
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
For Churchill, an avid collector of rare and exotic animals, the platypus's intrigue only made him more desperate to have one – or six – for his menagerie.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025
“They wrote an email to me seemingly to do face saving, which makes me think they’re more desperate than we think.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025
It’s generally thought of as a place even more desperate than the Western frontier.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
