Examples of 'desperately' in a sentence

Meaning of "desperately"

desperately (adverb): In a way that shows despair or extreme need, often with great urgency or intensity. For example, "She searched desperately for her lost keys."
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  • In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
  • extremely

How to use "desperately" in a sentence

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We desperately need something to put in her mouth.
The post did not desperately need to be filled.
He desperately needed to revive his anemic career.
It needs somebody to desperately take care of him.
I was desperately in need of a certain big sum of money.
This good news is desperately needed today.
She desperately wants to see you killed.
And we all worked desperately to save him.
I am desperately trying to take control of the bazaar.
It was a man in a wheelchair desperately trying to move away.
We desperately need a doctor here full time.
Some families live in desperately difficult circumstances.
He desperately wants you to know the truth.
Our ailing and desperately needs a break.
I desperately tried to stop her getting infected.

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And you have been desperately trying to cover it up.
We desperately need a common electronic protection system.
Even though we desperately need your help.
I desperately insist you come to the front.
The company are desperately trying to find you.
We desperately need scripturally sound prophetic interpretation.
Just a lunatic who desperately needs a hobby.
She desperately wants the same group.
Barry barbarash wants desperately to see me omitted.
She desperately missed her little girl.
I just want to say how desperately sorry we are.
It is desperately cold and we are very low on firewood.
The medicine cabinet desperately needs restocking.
Ken desperately wants new fuzzy dice.
Your people will need you desperately.
These children desperately need spiritual guidance.
Desperately trying to impose a structure on the structureless.
I can see he desperately wants you to stay.
Desperately need your help and advice.
Two surfers desperately need one wave.
Desperately hoping for the patient to recover.
The mice tried desperately to defend themselves.
It seems dangerous but time is desperately short.
Because you so desperately wanted to believe in love.
It was like being laughed at by somebody you desperately loved.
I am fighting desperately to put an end to all my suffering.
But like most things we desperately want.
I love you desperately please just look at me.
You must miss the battlefield desperately.
A new one is desperately needed to restore order.
There was something of hers he most desperately wanted.
We are really desperately short of your genius up here.
Our food supplies are now desperately low.
This guy desperately wants to impress you.
We can not succeed unless we fight desperately.

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