Sentence examples for to desperation from inspiring English sources

He exposed (and exploited) the weaknesses in Romney as candidate: Romney never seemed more artificial than when he was desperate and Santorum often pushed him to desperation.

He was no stranger to desperation.

The Giants' momentum had changed to desperation.

Irritation occasionally turned to desperation.

The desperation comebacks have turned, simply and suddenly, to desperation.

Campbell puts the growth in these movements down to desperation.

Chalk it up to desperation in the face of change.

The Mbororo people have been reduced to desperation, Abu Bakar, their chief in Wau, told me.

Others, driven to desperation, defend their turf with rocks or homemade weapons.

They plagued her to desperation even though they were fond of her.

Almost all of the women involved are driven to desperation by poverty.