desperately
adverb
des·per·ate·ly
ˈde-sp(ə-)rət-lē 
-spərt-
Examples of desperately in a Sentence
all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
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The Handmaid’s Tale is, at its core, a story of a mother trying desperately to find her daughter.
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That's a fundamental shift Democrats desperately need.
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Finally, Hill helps Dallas’ cornerback depth, which is desperately needed after Jourdan Lewis’ free-agency departure and the mystery surrounding Trevon Diggs’ availability to start the season.
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For anyone who has desperately tried to sustain the spark with a childhood friend, this dynamic is all too familiar.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Apr. 2025
That's a fundamental shift Democrats desperately need.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Finally, Hill helps Dallas’ cornerback depth, which is desperately needed after Jourdan Lewis’ free-agency departure and the mystery surrounding Trevon Diggs’ availability to start the season.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
For anyone who has desperately tried to sustain the spark with a childhood friend, this dynamic is all too familiar.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desperately. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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