How do you use Desperately in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like urgently, plus the exact meaning.
Desperately meaning
- In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
- extremely
Synonyms of Desperately
Example sentences (20)
But she said there was no choice, and she’s relieved to finally be getting the chemotherapy she desperately needed.
Despite the “difficult situation,” Ukrainian soldiers are desperately battling for control of Soledar, Maliar said.
He added: “Kate deliberately stayed away but she desperately wanted to be there with the Queen in her last moments.
After a long string of flops, Disney and Marvel have been trying desperately to make something that isn’t a bust.
Granted, injuries factored into their diminished analytics, but the Avalanche desperately need complementary forwards.
Her physical appearance is described as "horse-like" and "ordinary," something Petunia desperately wanted to be.
In 2017, when she was 14, Imogen Paterson, who lived in Vancouver, desperately wanted to make the national team.
Boro desperately need to restore both morale and momentum for the mouth-watering showdown with Coventry City on Monday.
It is “the weaponization of the Justice System who desperately don’t want me to run for President in 2024,” Trump said.
But here’s another reason to oppose this monstrosity: it steals money from things Ontarians desperately need.
Colin Marriott moved away ten years ago but is now stranded in hospital, desperately seeking a way to get back to the UK.
Gov. Gavin Newsom got the Christmas present he desperately wanted from President Biden: the crucial piece of a train set.
Chandigarh already has the highest vehicle density in the country and desperately requires robust, smart public transport.
In the meantime, Scotland desperately needs a Broadcasting Council with truly independent membership to oversee standards.
Another couple were flying to Budapest to stay with family members as they desperately tried to get away from the fighting.
Desperately looking for answers, she called on doctor Francis Willis, who helped George recover his senses.
Hunt’s steeliness in defence was crucial at the end of regulation and extra time as France desperately searched for a goal.
England lost Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley in consecutive overs in desperately difficult batting conditions.
Hopefully, he can provide the scoring punch Tennessee desperately needed at critical points throughout last year’s campaign.
I dearly missed the home and family I had left behind and desperately wanted to feel a sense of belonging in this new place.
Common combinations with desperately
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- desperately needed 28×
- desperately need 18×
- desperately needs 16×
- is desperately 15×
- desperately trying 15×
- desperately to 14×
- so desperately 13×
- are desperately 13×
- desperately seeking 12×
- and desperately 9×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word desperately. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.