Examples of 'desperation' in a sentence
Meaning of "desperation"
'Desperation' is a state of feeling hopeless or extreme need. It is often used to describe a strong sense of urgency or despair. For example, 'She took the job out of desperation, despite it not being her ideal role.'
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- The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
- A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
- Reckless fury.
- Short for bladder desperation.
How to use "desperation" in a sentence
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Swank attire and desperation for approval.
Desperation can make a man forget himself.
The stink of desperation for the drug.
Desperation makes the soldier or the monk.
And a dash of desperation behind the ears.
Desperation tends to make one sort of flexible.
That was almost like a desperation in your voice.
His desperation reflects that of the country.
I still see that desperation in your eyes.
Your desperation clearly reveals your bankruptcy.
Compared to the quiet desperation of the suburbs.
My desperation to leave came across all wrong.
Tom had a look of desperation on his face.
Desperation can make you do terrible things.
Or will the quiet desperation of a life gone wanting.
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Desperation to rule out any kind of magic.
Who are sure to mistake desperation for hostility.
With a desperation you can never know.
I was soon to learn the source of her desperation.
Hope and desperation drive us in equal measure.
The use of suicide bombers is an act of desperation.
Ours was the desperation of groping in the dark.
That smells like lentils and desperation.
It smacks of desperation and it will not work.
Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.
Such desperation from a man of his standing.
It amuses me how often desperation inspires creativity.
In desperation and without telling his cabinet.
I did it out of sheer desperation for a measly sum.
In desperation the black fellow ran up a tree.
I can smell the desperation a mile away.
Desperation makes people do a lot of stupid things.
Like a hail mary desperation kind of play to me.
Desperation will drive people to almost anything.
No one can say what desperation he suffered.
Desperation was the word to describe our situation.
That this was an act of desperation committed by a woman.
This desperation leads her to consider suicide.
I could smell the desperation from here.
Desperation is a common reason behind many thefts.
You know what desperation can do to a man.
Or it might also look like lastminute desperation.
In my hour of desperation something always pulls me through.
Smiling politely to mask a familiar feeling of desperation.
And their desperation would open a door.
Your only weapon is strength born of desperation.
Pain and desperation filled his heart.
All of the best novels are written in desperation.
We all mask our desperation as best we can.
And you referred to this sense of desperation.
