"desperate" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Our desperate efforts sometimes continued for days at a time, across hundreds of miles.
- With a conscious and almost desperate effort of will, I turned my mind to other things.
- With his third cup of tea he made a desperate effort to change the subject.
- They took to the land in a desperate effort to feed themselves.
- With less than a desperate effort he actually sat up.
- He made a desperate effort to take advantage of his opportunity.
- By a desperate effort of will, he forced his eyes to remain open.
- He had almost all of his old speed, but it hurt me to see him work with such desperate effort.
- He made one last desperate effort to get his gun out.
- He looked straight ahead and made a desperate final effort.
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