Sentence examples for desperation call from inspiring English sources

"When we put out our desperation call, people thought it was about money," Ms. Corwin said.

She developed some sort of neural disorder (perhaps from lingering encephalitis), which made Hawthorne, in desperation, call for the services of an "electric witch", who administered a primitive form of shock treatment.

Violence escalates, and the regime – in desperation – calls elections in 1991.

In desperation, I called out to him.

Out of sheer desperation Chuck calls it by name and treats it like a beloved confidante.

In the end, in desperation, I called in sick to give me time to finish the marking.

In desperation, I called an Australian journalist I knew in Jakarta to ask if he could alert the Indonesian authorities.

In desperation, Heath called up his Kansas City counterpart Peter Vermes and asked if Dwyer could make a one-game re-appearance.

Almost in desperation, he called Yankee Stadium, and was connected to Joe DiCarlo, the team's New York-area scout.

"I said, 'I can't.' They said, 'You have to.' " In desperation, she called her obstetrician, who had become a friend.

In desperation they called Citiquiet on the Upper East Side, one of a handful of companies that say they can help New Yorkers block external noises from their lives.