Sentence examples similar to desperately old from inspiring English sources

On the contrary, its ethos is desperately old-fashioned.

The only difference is that previously, when privacy was so desperately old-fashioned, it was a social norm inconveniently blocking Facebook from growing into one of the world's biggest advertising platforms.

Europe, they fear, is clinging desperately to old certainties as technological change sweeps past.

A few more lines and anyone curling up in a cottage with "Rebecca's Tale" would start hunting desperately for old Reader's Digests.

Madonna the Iguana came into our life when my daughter, Hannah, was 9 years old, desperately wanting a house pet but allergic to almost anything with fur or hair.

But then the prime minister – who started each letter to the monarch "Madam – Mr Macmillan with his humble duty to the Queen" and ended it "With my humble duty, I remain, Your Majesty's faithful and devoted servant" – was clinging desperately to the old formalities as everything else seemed to crumble away around him.

The other day I was talking with a friend about rereleases, and how bands are trying desperately to get old records back out as a rationale for hitting the road again, since tours are increasingly the only way a band can make money.

"I desperately wanted my old life back.

They are clinging desperately to an old marketing system that doesn't reflect today's numbers, while removing fan favorites from their product lines and angering the very community they're supposed to serve.

Or your 4-year old desperately wants to grow carrots.

She fares no better when trying desperately to tap old flame Sam Elliott.