Sentence examples for desperate from inspiring English sources
desperate
Being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless.
- I was so desperate at one point, I even went to see a loan shark.
'desperate' is a correct and usable word in written English. You can use the word 'desperate' when you are referring to a feeling of despair or urgency. Example: She was desperate to find a solution to the problem.
And that's because, in the world of the media, women are tragic and desperate and sad, and men are caddish and free.
Not always desperate for success in this tournament, it could be different this time.
Labour is facing a desperate battle to stop a Scottish National party landslide after a poll showed the SNP had a clear but weaker lead across Labour constituencies in Scotland.
Some desperate air travelers were getting out of taxis and hauling luggage the rest of the way to the airport.
Gary Oldman is a hero and she is desperate to work with Anthony Hopkins because he doesn't seem to, 'give a damn' about all that Hollywood stuff.
We have become suspicious: of their mawkish advertising, of their treatment of farmers, of their desperate bids to package up things that really don't need packaging up at all (I mean this literally and metaphorically, versions of "restaurant-style" dishes being every bit as phoney and wasteful as apples wrapped in too much plastic).
As it does not involve search and rescue missions it will not be covered by British government policy which regards the rescue of desperate migrants as only encouraging others to make the hazardous journey.
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