Sentence examples for desperately short from inspiring English sources

"Are we desperately short?

United were looking desperately short of ideas.

But they are desperately short of resources.

North Korea is desperately short of energy.

Priests are in desperately short supply.

The reality, though, fell desperately short of expectation.

"I think Londoners are desperately short of affordable housing.

People were desperately short of water and food.

The city is also desperately short of tax income.

But the influx of students after the G.I. Bill suddenly left M.I.T. desperately short of space.

This body is desperately short of scientists and basic familiarity with things scientific.