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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His message is what the nation so desperately needs today.
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Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
But the Chiefs desperately need to find a true lead back this offseason— someone who can either force defenses to respect the run or can punish those who don’t.
—Sam McDowell 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
And that’s desperately important.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
But given the massive investments well over 150 public companies have made in Bitcoin, the token’s recent downturn could indeed foreshadow difficult days ahead as investors desperately try to cut their losses.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
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Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
But the Chiefs desperately need to find a true lead back this offseason— someone who can either force defenses to respect the run or can punish those who don’t.
—Sam McDowell 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
And that’s desperately important.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
But given the massive investments well over 150 public companies have made in Bitcoin, the token’s recent downturn could indeed foreshadow difficult days ahead as investors desperately try to cut their losses.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desperately. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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