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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a desperate state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation that is extremely difficult or urgent, often requiring immediate attention or action.
Example: "After losing his job and facing mounting debts, he found himself in a desperate state, seeking help from friends and family."
Alternatives: "a dire situation" or "a critical condition."
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This is a desperate state of affairs".
Agriculture is in a desperate state.
"So these people are in a desperate state".
Before the transplant, they found, her gut flora was in a desperate state.
After nearly five years of civilian rule, the country is in a desperate state.
Much maligned and rarely praised, they are in a desperate state.
THE international effort to rebuild Afghanistan is in a desperate state.
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Most frequently he repeats, "My thoughts are under my control," a wishful assessment of a clearly desperate state of mind.
"But you can sit on a beach in Goa watching the sunset and still be in a pretty desperate state". While in Argentina she set up a tour company taking trekkers on expeditions to the vineyards and mountains.
In next weekend's game against England, the United States faces a nation in an almost desperate state of expectancy.
Mr. Philbrook said Matinicus should not have to accept a lower trap limit because its economy is in a more desperate state than Monhegan's, which benefits from tourism as well as fishing.
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