Desperate in a sentence

Aimee and her children are having to wear multiple layers and use hot water bottles in a desperate bid to keep warm.

A woman who 'married' a ragdoll has launched a desperate bid to find their ragdoll child after he was 'kidnapped'.

Desperate for money, the two cops decide to rob a professional thief named Lorentz Vogelmann (Thomas Kretschmann).

An aromatic fragrance fills the kitchen enough to make anyone in the vicinity desperate for a bite - I certainly was.

Arsenal are desperate to try and win this game in an effort to not let City gain ground on them in the tiel race.

Alex knew Grace was desperate to be a part of a family especially because she grew up in multiple foster homes.

Desperate to keep their wives in the dark until the problem was sorted, Paul texted Barlow but got no response.

Desperate for races, a handful of top distance runners in the state arranged a 3,200-meter time trial at Taylorsville High.

Addicts have become more desperate chasing the high, leading to more property and violent crimes, he said.

Danni Howard, who has worked at the sanctuary since she was 14 years old, said they were desperate to find a way to survive.

Desperate to realize his dream of exploring space, Vincent assumes the identity of a genetically superior athlete (Jude Law).

Chisaki was no longer a threat, being reduced to an emotionally unstable mess desperate to see his boss.

Denmark will be making their first appearance at a Women’s World Cup since 2007 and will be desperate to make up for lost time.

Aaron is like the aging former hot chick that was desperate to find someone, anyone (Jets) to go home with just before bar time.

According to prosecutors, the cornered family man devised a desperate plot to divert attention — which included his own suicide.

Allow me to set the scene: I’ve just come out of work, the DCA is screening Barbie in an hour, and I’m desperate for some scran.

And how we could dress this book about two desperate lovers searching for one another amid a horrific expanse of blood and gore.

But the desperate plan soon falls short as it appears to hit a landmine and explodes spectacularly ahead of its intended target.

Demeter went insane with grief and fear, desperate to save her daughter, and neglected her duties as the goddess of the harvest.

Amy said: “Annie has always been desperate to learn to read but she finds it very difficult to focus.