Desperate in a sentence as a noun

We all act out of desperate vigor when we're up against the wall and far from our goals.

" You see, one viewpoint is self centered, negative, desperate and looking for a way out.

Why does it matter that he did, or did not, finish high school?It feels like some kind of desperate attempt to disparage him.

The competition is too high, the rewards are too low, and the competitors are too desperate.

"These companies don't notice that in this way, the good people a driven away, and only the desperate will apply."This.

If the market felt dgety, if people were scared or desperate, he herded them like sheep into a corner, then made them pay for their uncertainty.

I am sure complementary businesses will now open up that sell test answers to desperate applicants for a fee.

I was like, "Cool story bro".The reason why I bring that up is because I noticed the same pattern here; this job ad is screening for desperate people lacking a spine.

Desperate in a sentence as an adjective

Only someone desperately looking for work and having relatively low skills would willingly take this job, assuming he's not an idiot.

As a burgeoning geek in desperate need of a personal identity, this digital playground was an infinite resource to push against.

"When a young woman is in desperate need of money and a wealthy man comes along and uses that vulnerability to get sex, that's the definition of exploitation.

"Seems like you could also say: "When a man is in desperate need of sex and a young woman comes along and uses that vulnerability to get money, that's the definition of exploitation.

Since their slave factories collapsed, they have been in desperate straits to steal what they can. I totally believe the CEOs explanation that they backdated their tax code specifically to target him, and then never served him of any real notice of it until now, after they've gotten a bunch of judgements against him in which he had no chance to represent himself because he didn't even know there was a case about this.

In reality the reason these few companies are "desperate" has to do with developers who want respect as human beings, autonomy to get things done, reasonable hours, a company that understands the need for technical excellence and not "put out fires" mentality, etc. If you do those things it's not that difficult to hire...

I'm somewhat inclined to agree.> To me, this comes off as a desperate attempt to defame this movement because it threatens to demote the status of basic technology roles from "elite magic" to "basic literacy" -- and to some people, apparently that's not an amazing social good, but a terrifying prospect of power loss.

Desperate definitions

noun

a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"

adjective

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams"

See also: despairing

adjective

desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict"

adjective

(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men"

adjective

showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life"

See also: heroic

adjective

showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition"

adjective

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"

See also: dire