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Meanings of more desperate in English

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Usage of more desperate in English
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Never in her humble life had Nakpa been in more desperate straits.
Old Indian Days
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The more desperate the situation becomes the further from reality he gets.
Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex
3
The cold soon became intense and their necessities more desperate than ever.
Woman on the American Frontier / A Valuable and Authentic Histor...
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The boys were engaged on a more desperate mission than they knew.
The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers; Or, On the Trail of ...
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He'll no doubt get more desperate to cling on to his return.
The Guardian
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The chance was desperate, yet not one whit more desperate than I.
The Black Wolf's Breed / A Story of France in the Old World and ...
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The longer the war goes on, the more desperate is Germany's position.
Combed Out
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Never was a contest of this sort maintained with more desperate bravery.
The First White Man of the West / Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'...
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She was watching her lover with more desperate earnestness even than he.
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
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And the closer we get, the more desperate they get, he said.
Reuters
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I will make one more desperate effort by mail, which please await.
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Volume 2
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He swayed, something even more desperate, yet firmly suppressed, pinching his gaze.
Blood and Bone
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Or to a more desperate sport and league looking for some exposure.
The Guardian
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Instead I am asking myself whose destruction I am more desperate for.
Allegiant
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Still, he's getting more desperate and that's when things will get interesting.
The Guardian
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But it appeared to widen on Saturday as people became more desperate.
Reuters
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