Examples of 'desperate' in a sentence
Meaning of "desperate"
Desperate is an adjective used to describe a feeling of despair or urgency
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- In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
- Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
- Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.
- Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.
You were like some desperate howling demon.
Desperate to take a little piece of home with me.
This technical area is in desperate need of improvement.
Desperate enough to do this out in the open.
We got to get this desperate off of you.
Someone desperate to get his message across.
I shot a sick and desperate man today.
I felt desperate sitting in my own living room.
Something a little desperate about the man.
We were desperate so we decided to show the film outdoors.
I already know how desperate you are for it.
So desperate for air and room to breathe it in.
I am not that desperate for money now.
Desperate times calls for desperate measures.
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Our bleak and desperate past is behind us.
Desperate demons call for desperate measures.
And he will be desperate to clear his conscience.
Desperate people will say desperate things.
More than one desperate element is lethal.
Desperate situations call for desperate measures.
More like a desperate cry for help.
So desperate to make an impression on the new commissioner.
Why are you so desperate to try and fit in.
A desperate man whose identity is not known.
They had to be pretty desperate to kill someone.
Sometimes desperate circumstances require desperate measures.
Six weeks went by and people were getting desperate.
They must be desperate to risk a daylight run.
The hungry man the desperate man.
They are in desperate need of modern dental care.
You took money from a desperate man.
This is a desperate attempt to discredit a good officer.
One metal for each desperate housewife.
She is desperate due to the long hospitalization.
Possibly even more desperate and dangerous.
Just desperate enough to get a buzz off.
The situation there is desperate and deteriorating.
How desperate they are to keep it all secret.
A tall order for a desperate character like me.
Living conditions in this desert area are desperate.
This is a desperate attempt to derail the prose.
Never introduce a great nanny to a desperate mother.
They will be desperate to get her back.
Do not ruin everything with a desperate act.
These women are desperate for anything to believe in.
I know how to handle such desperate women.
Ridgeway was desperate to get a signed contract back.
I can not believe she was that desperate.
You must be in desperate need of hard liquor.
