Examples of 'he was desperate' in a sentence

Meaning of "he was desperate"

he was desperate - describes a state of extreme urgency, need, or despair. It suggests that a person was in a desperate or highly distressed situation, often willing to go to great lengths to resolve their predicament

How to use "he was desperate" in a sentence

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he was desperate
He was desperate to get his hands on some photographs.
Tom told everyone that he was desperate to do that.
He was desperate enough to risk his own life.
He got so caught up in his lies that he was desperate.
He was desperate to come up here and see him.
Whether it was because he was desperate to feel loved.
But he was desperate so he made the wrong decision.
He was devastated and he was desperate.
Clearly he was desperate to get to his wife.
Gottreich was greedy and he was desperate.
But he was desperate for money to buy drugs.
He said that he was desperate.
He was desperate to get ahold of your dad.
Tom said he was desperate.
He was desperate to make a proposal of some sort.

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She really thought he was desperate.
But he was desperate for you to be here.
Tom told me that he was desperate.
And he was desperate to find a way to return to this world.
Then one evening he was desperate.
He was desperate to get his job back.
We backed him because he was desperate.
Because he was desperate to solve the case.
Aadhi instantly accepted the offer as he was desperate for a film offer.
He was desperate to make his mark as a physicist.
Which meant he was desperate.
He was desperate to find something significant to save his career.
You knew he was desperate.
He was desperate to get his face painted.
Apparently he was desperate.
But he was desperate to say sorry to her.
Could be that he was desperate.
He was desperate to find a way to talk to her.
But now he was desperate.
He was desperate to join but he was never allowed.
We thought that he was desperate.
Cause he was desperate to confess that morales.
You said back at the office that you could tell he was desperate.
He was saying he was desperate and could not go on.
Ian came back to reform the band because he was desperate for money.
Tom said he was desperate to find a solution.
Most of his closest friends have children and he was desperate to start a family.
But he was desperate and persistent as hell.
He hid it from us because he was desperate to play in Japan.
He was desperate not to be exposed as a failure.
Because he was desperate.
He was desperate and he did not want someone.
What if he was desperate.
He was desperate and needed the money.
The only possible reason is he was desperate for more attention and tabloid headlines.

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