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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Rigid maximalist demands won’t deliver the future Palestinians desperately need.
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
That makes Carter a surefire top-five pick, potentially even taken first overall over quarterback Cam Ward by the Titans, who desperately need a new starting QB.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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The exception is Marin Ireland’s Mina, who has an early brush with death that leaves her whispering and irritated for the rest of the series, and lets Ireland play a zero-patience intensity (and wry humor) that the series desperately needs.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
That makes Carter a surefire top-five pick, potentially even taken first overall over quarterback Cam Ward by the Titans, who desperately need a new starting QB.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
As someone who was desperately looking for more comfortable running shoes while using Salomons for all things fitness, these were lifesavers.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 14 Mar. 2025
The exception is Marin Ireland’s Mina, who has an early brush with death that leaves her whispering and irritated for the rest of the series, and lets Ireland play a zero-patience intensity (and wry humor) that the series desperately needs.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desperately. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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