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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The break was desperately needed — physically and mentally — as the Sharks have won just five of 27 games since trading goalie Mackenzie Blackwood to the Colorado Avalanche on Dec. 9.
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Now in his second year at Tech, McCasland is the hire that Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt desperately needed for a program in search of stability.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
Walker is the type of chess piece and playmaker Carolina desperately needs on that side of the ball.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
Overall: 522) The last pick of the draft is coming up, and projections place your team desperately behind on speed.
—John Laghezza, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Now in his second year at Tech, McCasland is the hire that Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt desperately needed for a program in search of stability.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
Walker is the type of chess piece and playmaker Carolina desperately needs on that side of the ball.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
Overall: 522) The last pick of the draft is coming up, and projections place your team desperately behind on speed.
—John Laghezza, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desperately. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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