desperate

01. She hates her job, and is [desperate] to find something else.

02. Hunger made them [desperate].

03. The little girl had been drinking pop all afternoon and was [desperate] to find a bathroom.

04. Her suicide attempt was an act of [desperation], a cry for attention.

05. People in the war-torn country are [desperate] for food and medical supplies.

06. Refugees are [desperately] trying to escape before enemy troops arrive in the village.

07. The situation is now [desperate], with hundreds of people in danger of losing their homes to the advancing fire.

08. Nobuko was [desperate] for a home-cooked Japanese meal.

09. After five hours on the airplane Shirley was [desperate] for a cigarette.

10. Sean O'Casey once said that all the world's a stage, and most of us are [desperately] unrehearsed.

11. Thoreau once stated that most men lead lives of quiet [desperation].

12. Anthony Robbins once remarked that in life you need either inspiration or [desperation].

13. A Spanish proverb states, "Buy from [desperate] people, and sell to newlyweds."

14. Since gaining independence in 1993, Eritrea has faced the economic problems of a small, [desperately] poor country.

15. People who are suicidal often feel they are a burden to others, and in [desperation] see death as a way to escape their terrible pain and unhappiness.