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.
• On its face, the move comes with a whiff of desperation.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 28 June 2022
• There are traces of King’s desperation on Young Blood as well.
  — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2022
• The fear, the desperation, the realization that no one wants you.
  — Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com, 20 July 2022
• But the prospect of raising four young children on her own, and of giving birth alone, filled T. with desperation.
  — New York Times, 1 July 2022
• There were rumors that Johnson — in a last act of desperation — might have sought to call a general election himself.
  — Henry Austin, NBC News, 7 July 2022
• The inequalities in the country have deepened in the desperation.
  — New York Times, 11 July 2022
• Chronic illness can be a voyage of desperation, making floating debris resemble a life raft.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 8 July 2022
• 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
• Bakery lines have become sites of desperation and overcrowding as Palestinians fight to find food for themselves and their family.
  — Abeer Salman, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
• Abdullah is versatile enough to potentially post decent totals, and Laube is the desperation plug-and-play guy.
  — Scott Engel, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
• City Hall, in its desperation to find a new board chairman who could be trusted to do its bidding, made a pretty significant mistake with Mitchell Johnson.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
• Screams of desperation pierce the air amid the sound of sirens in the distance.
  — Julia Jester, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024