desperate
Example Sentences
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After spending seven weeks playing a teenager who is desperate to be their own person, Ramsey's advice for young people struggling to fit in is straightforward.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Some automakers are so desperate to get vehicles to Europe, Australia and Latin America they are squeezing them inside shipping containers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
I leaped at the poor guy with a desperate relief deeply unwarranted for this situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
When 3 in the afternoon rolls around on a particularly bad work day, you’re in desperate need of a fun sweet treat to get you out of the slump.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was a desperate question, but it surprisingly made Principal Wombat look thoughtful.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing desperate
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