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Discover LudwigThe phrase "become desperate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a situation where someone is reaching a point of extreme need or urgency.
Example: "As the deadline approached and the project was still incomplete, the team began to become desperate for a solution."
Alternatives: "reach a state of desperation" or "turn desperate."
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The Republican Party's establishment wing has become desperate in their search for an alternate presidential candidate that can block Donald Trump from becoming its nominee.
People become desperate.
"In my experience, parents become desperate.
report, you might become desperate.
Some abused women become desperate.
"So I waited a little bit to become desperate".
Meanwhile, the situation concerning their pay had become desperate.
It's when students feel alone that they can become desperate.
The company, meanwhile, appeared to become desperate for capital.
("At the extreme, the longing to rise can become desperate or monomaniacal").
In a market teeming with a surplus of laborers, these workers have become desperate for jobs.
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