Examples of 'desperately short' in a sentence

Meaning of "desperately short"

desperately short - This phrase describes a situation where someone is lacking or in need of something urgently or severely

How to use "desperately short" in a sentence

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We are really desperately short of your genius up here.
It seems dangerous but time is desperately short.
Laos is desperately short of managerial staff in all sectors.
Grain harvests were late and desperately short.
I am still desperately short of cash though.
It became clear that he was running desperately short of time.
All seem desperately short of money.
Health workers and qualified teachers are desperately short of supplies.
Both men were desperately short of pecuniary resources.
It became a war of attrition in which both sides were desperately short of resources.
The system is desperately short of memory.
Desperately short of tenors.
Of wh ich you are in desperately short supply.
Desperately short of electricity.
Even water and flour were in desperately short supply.

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We are desperately short of time.
This is not something BlackBerry would have done had it been desperately short of cash.
We are already desperately short of men.
Gaza desperately short of food after Israel destroys farmland.
Which we are desperately short on.
Desperately short of fuel, the crew released the bomb despite more clouds.
Naples was desperately short of food.
Those that still held their positions were fatigued and desperately short of ammunition.
We have always been desperately short of folk heroes in this country.
The new head of the army says that our forces are desperately short of soldiers.
Australia is desperately short of engineers.
The Germans were unaware that the defenders were exhausted and desperately short of ammunition.
We are desperately short oftenors.
It may seem improbable to you but we are desperately short of transport aircraft.
We are desperately short of space.
In this way, the players would never be desperately short of time.
We are desperately short of tenors.
Initially the Home Guard was desperately short of weapons.
We are desperately short of doctors.
However, these new therapies are desperately short of monitoring.
We are desperately short of surgeons, and under these conditions.
By this stage, they were desperately short of supplies.
Poland is desperately short of food, medicines and other essential supplies.
Not surprisingly, they found themselves desperately short of female company.
He was desperately short of money.
Because of the nationwide suspension, the federal government was desperately short of hard money.
Countries like Romania are desperately short of fuel oil and will need our assistance.
Basic necessities like water, food, housing and others were in desperately short supply.
The Defense Council was desperately short of men and munitions.
Water supplies are limited and largely non-hygienic, and medicines of all forms are desperately short.
The force was desperately short of vehicles, communications equipment and all manner of other materiel.
Basic resources such as food, water and electricity are in desperately short supply at hospitals.
For an institution desperately short of legitimacy and accountability, that is exactly the wrong excuse.
A strong sedative, Which we are desperately short on.
The USN was desperately short of specialized anti-submarine vessels.

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