Sentence examples for a desperation at from inspiring English sources

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Things don't get any sunnier – there's a desperation at its heart that rarely lets up – but this dark, flawed novel eventually acquires a real emotional weight.

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Miller missed a desperation shot at the end.

Instead, Mezie Nwigwe back-rimmed a desperation heave at the buzzer.

A jump ball was tipped to Williams, who missed a desperation heave at the buzzer.

Westbrook responded with a few well-timed connections, one a desperation shot at the end of the third quarter.

Antonio Jackson made the free throw, but the Bulldogs (9-3, 1-1) couldn't convert a desperation heave at the buzzer.

On the final play of the game, safety Cameron Worrell intercepted a desperation pass at the Bulldogs 14.

"I don't see it as a desperation move at all," Mr. Tester said of his push for a truce in a conference call with reporters.

When Russell Westbrook missed a desperation shot at the buzzer, the Lakers had escaped with a six-game victory Friday night in this first-round series.

Or as if by someone who made a desperation move at the start of the recession and was resigned to its seemingly chronic imperfections.

Dayton 67, St. Joseph's 64 Tony Stanley scored 19 points and Brooks Hall intercepted a desperation pass at the buzzer as Dayton (22-7) advanced to the semifinals.

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