Sentence examples for pretty desperate time from inspiring English sources

"It was a pretty desperate time.

"When you don't need to do this, then maybe you shouldn't, but given that we're in pretty desperate times," he said, "far better that The L.A. Times do this than say no to the revenue and end up having to cut back on their actual news coverage.

I got pretty desperate, trying numerous times to quit, failing cold turkey, tapering, Suboxone, Methadone, rehab, AA/NA, tough love and the rest of the institutional bullshit.

Jindal's getting pretty desperate these days, and in normal times we'd be speculating about when he'll be exiting the race.

Viber had been in pretty desperate need of a redesign for quite some time.

"They were pretty desperate for a win, and it was just a matter of time before they beat somebody.

"The first time I did it, it was supposed to be a one off – I was 23 and pretty desperate for rent.

I was feeling pretty desperate".

This sounds pretty desperate stuff?

"The situation is getting pretty desperate".

"It's pretty desperate stuff," he said.