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 New York Mets desperately need pitching this winter, too.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
At the time, the Wolves were desperately in need of depth behind Conley and looking for a point guard of the future.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Bulldozers and other construction equipment are desperately needed to clear all the rubble left by two years of war, but are in short supply.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
This pattern—the losing side of a conflict desperately trying to preserve dominance—is as old as warfare itself.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
At the time, the Wolves were desperately in need of depth behind Conley and looking for a point guard of the future.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Bulldozers and other construction equipment are desperately needed to clear all the rubble left by two years of war, but are in short supply.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
This pattern—the losing side of a conflict desperately trying to preserve dominance—is as old as warfare itself.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for desperately
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desperately. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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