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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From Star Trek legend to tireless activist, Takei brings humor, wisdom, and clarity to an era that desperately needs all three.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
But because officials weren’t sure where the storm would deal its harshest blows, most of those assets were staged in San Antonio, not in the Hill Country towns where they would be needed most desperately, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety said after the storm.
—Richard Webner, Austin American Statesman, 12 July 2025
For eight agonizing days, M. Paul Traynor, a native of Dublin, Ireland, who has lived in Easton, Maryland, for the past 35 years, was left desperately searching for his missing dog.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The petition comes as the death toll from the floods has risen to at least 120, while search and rescue teams and volunteers desperately scour for bodies.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
But because officials weren’t sure where the storm would deal its harshest blows, most of those assets were staged in San Antonio, not in the Hill Country towns where they would be needed most desperately, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety said after the storm.
—Richard Webner, Austin American Statesman, 12 July 2025
For eight agonizing days, M. Paul Traynor, a native of Dublin, Ireland, who has lived in Easton, Maryland, for the past 35 years, was left desperately searching for his missing dog.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The petition comes as the death toll from the floods has risen to at least 120, while search and rescue teams and volunteers desperately scour for bodies.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 July 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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