How to Use desperation in a Sentence

desperation

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  • They hired me out of desperation, because they couldn't get anyone else.
  • Finally, in desperation, he tried to flee the country.
  • She felt overcome by desperation.
  • There’s desperation in the air, as Dodgers fans blare car horns in futile attempts to get traffic moving.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Rylan Cole intercepted a desperation heave, and that was that.
    — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2022
  • What matters is that moves are not made out of apprehension or desperation, as mentioned above with Jae Crowder.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2022
  • But DeWanna Bonner’s desperation 3-point attempt to tie the game fell short as time expired.
    — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2022
  • And the desperation of the people living in Reynosa -- at Senda de Vida, on the streets and in makeshift camps -- has no clear ending either.
    — Rosa Flores and Julia Jones, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Out of that desperation, the Air Raid’s roots first took hold in the central Texas soil, where three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust was long the offensive doctrine of choice.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Screams of desperation pierce the air amid the sound of sirens in the distance.
    — Julia Jester, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The snap was low and holder Bryce Baringer had to roll to his right and throw the ball in desperation.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2022
  • This could be the game of the week, largely because of the deep desperation on both sides.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The change feels like an act of desperation from a coach and a front office on the hot seat.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Despite the blue skies, the mood was one of desperation.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Was the desperation throw part of the initial play call?
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Many in the area seem to know someone who has gone to the bridge in a cascade of desperation and distress.
    — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • In desperation, Jake takes Grace to the Omaticaya for help.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 14 Dec. 2022
  • In that case, out of desperation, the league would have no choice but to strategically raid the Group of Five. 4.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
  • But calm down, the paintings will be fine — and the desperation is real.
    — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
  • And the Raptors, who slid to ninth place in the East with Wednesday’s loss, figured to play with true desperation.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The problem for the Heat has been facing teams with equal desperation.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
  • So, clearly this is an act of desperation on the part of Russia.
    — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • There's both a sweetness and a desperation in her words.
    — Ashraya Gupta, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2023
  • She’s spent the whole season trying to plug up all the holes in the canoe so she could not be found out, this desperation.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2023
  • Compelled by glimmers of Walt’s charm and her own desperation, Mozell hires him to tend the bar and de-roach the bowling shoes.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024
  • As the rumours start to resurface, Iman’s fear and desperation begin to take a hold.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Jan. 2023
  • In the days following their detention, and in an act of desperation, some of the wrestlers vowed to throw their Olympic medals in the Ganges river.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 15 June 2023
  • The point is that the pro-life movement wants to walk with anyone who feels fear and confusion and desperation as they are faced with the prospect of new life.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 15 Jan. 2024
  • One day the good parent, my wife, called me at work in total desperation.
    — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2024
  • With the Lynx up two and two seconds remaining in regulation, Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu, who struggled throughout the game, had the ball in her hands to shoot a desperation three.
    — David Close, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024

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