He has no friends now, and he is in a desperate plight.

Only a man in desperate plight could think of such a remedy.

Realizing his desperate plight, he flung his smashed shoulder toward his enemy.

There was no doubt regarding the desperate plight of the schooner.

Although he was in such a desperate plight, his mind was on the raft.

Hugo had immediately consented, expressing regret that their desperate plight had escaped his attention.

But he did not know that the English themselves were in an almost desperate plight.

Maggie realized she was in a desperate plight, with these two inflamed gazes upon her.

Even in that desperate plight, his mind worked rapidly.

You must go to him and tell him of this desperate plight of your mistress.

But in a few worlds the spirit reacted to its desperate plight with a miracle.

A word of caution, Tom, she added, seeing my desperate plight, and relenting a little.

In this desperate plight the Orkney Islands were reached, and the exhausted crew were borne ashore.

On every side signs of the desperate plight of the besieged garrison were only too apparent.

But we too were in a desperate plight.

The invaders were often in a desperate plight.