Sentence examples for almost desperately from inspiring English sources

The phrase "almost desperately" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to convey a sense of urgency or a strong need that is not quite at the level of desperation.
Example: "She searched for her lost keys almost desperately, knowing she was running late for her appointment."
Alternatives: "nearly hopelessly" or "practically in despair".

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"Don't you miss him?" she would ask me, almost desperately.

The Israeli prime minister, Ehud Barak, wanted it, almost desperately.

I wondered, almost desperately, if his blindness could have affected his taste buds.

The headline that NBC has tried almost desperately to avoid may still be written.

Both Neilsen and the Diplomat knew I was disabled and were (almost desperately) trying to help.

Many of them also want to believe, almost desperately, that miracles happen there.

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This is a responsible, pat film biography that wants most desperately to be a musical, and that almost succeeds (Scott).

With 14 goals this season -- only one on the power play -- Fleury needed the goal almost as desperately as the Rangers did.

They need them almost as desperately as they need food and however the stories might be presented - whether on a printed page or on a television screen - it would be impossible to imagine life without them.

Almost all desperately want their children back, but some can't seem to do even the simpler things that A.C.S. requires of them, like being on time for appointments.

So if this music seems to be hurrying or pursuing almost as desperately as Schubert's, the reason may be the same: this is Mendelssohn's "Death and the Master".

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