How to Use desperation in a Sentence

desperation

noun

• They hired me out of desperation, because they couldn't get anyone else.
• Finally, in desperation, he tried to flee the country.
• She felt overcome by desperation.
• Screams of desperation pierce the air amid the sound of sirens in the distance.
  — Julia Jester, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
• On its face, the move comes with a whiff of desperation.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 28 June 2022
• The snap was low and holder Bryce Baringer had to roll to his right and throw the ball in desperation.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2022
• This could be the game of the week, largely because of the deep desperation on both sides.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
• The change feels like an act of desperation from a coach and a front office on the hot seat.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2022
• Despite the blue skies, the mood was one of desperation.
  — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2023
• On the Count of Three) who was doing stand-up in L.A. at the time, was struck by his lack of desperation.
  — Dan Hyman, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2022
• Was the desperation throw part of the initial play call?
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Dec. 2022
• Many in the area seem to know someone who has gone to the bridge in a cascade of desperation and distress.
  — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
• The list of names who were sought, in mounting desperation, to fill his shoes is a who’s who of (all-white) A-list talent from the mid-1990s.
  — Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
• There are traces of King’s desperation on Young Blood as well.
  — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2022
• In desperation, Jake takes Grace to the Omaticaya for help.
  — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 14 Dec. 2022
• In that case, out of desperation, the league would have no choice but to strategically raid the Group of Five. 4.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
• But calm down, the paintings will be fine — and the desperation is real.
  — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
• The terrible thing here is that the desperation in Rex is so acute.
  — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
• And the Raptors, who slid to ninth place in the East with Wednesday’s loss, figured to play with true desperation.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023
• The problem for the Heat has been facing teams with equal desperation.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
• So, clearly this is an act of desperation on the part of Russia.
  — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2023
• There's both a sweetness and a desperation in her words.
  — Ashraya Gupta, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2023
• She’s spent the whole season trying to plug up all the holes in the canoe so she could not be found out, this desperation.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2023
• Compelled by glimmers of Walt’s charm and her own desperation, Mozell hires him to tend the bar and de-roach the bowling shoes.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024
• The fear, the desperation, the realization that no one wants you.
  — Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com, 20 July 2022
• Set against the East Bay punk music scene in the mid 1990s, Wolves is a story of grit and dreams in a world of violence and desperation.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
• As the rumours start to resurface, Iman’s fear and desperation begin to take a hold.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Jan. 2023
• In the days following their detention, and in an act of desperation, some of the wrestlers vowed to throw their Olympic medals in the Ganges river.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 15 June 2023
• The point is that the pro-life movement wants to walk with anyone who feels fear and confusion and desperation as they are faced with the prospect of new life.
  — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 15 Jan. 2024
• Folks who see themselves in Mary’s desperation might view the film in more despairing terms, but this is perhaps Leigh’s most life-goes-on effort.
  — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Jan 2025