desperate
Example Sentences
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Loved ones desperate for information about the whereabouts of the missing meanwhile have flooded the internet with social media posts.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
The justices split over whether this was a simple dispute over legal wording or a moral question involving desperate families.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
After two defeats so far, Senegal will be desperate to win and win well.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
The current traffic through the strait is not made up only of ships desperate to exit the Persian Gulf after months of being stuck there; it’s going in both directions.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
The injured man was desperate, scared, and in pain.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing desperate
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