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Meanings of want desperately in English

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Usage of want desperately in English
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I want desperately to be bluff and outspoken, but I suppose I must dissemble.
The Daughters of Danaus
2
They want desperately to do something for the troops and they haven't much to work with.
Once there was a war
3
And I want desperately to bring them down.
Oberheim (Voices): A Chronicle of War
4
These hard-working parents want desperately to do right by their children and would trade almost anything to do so.
Feminist dot com
5
They live in a bland suburb called Cemetery Junction in the south of England they want desperately to escape.
Reuters
6
Hal, surprised again, backed away a little, eyeing him with a quizzical, roguish expression that made him want desperately to shake her.
Winding Paths
7
I hurt for friends who want desperately to be parents, yet God has not allowed them, up to this point, to have children.
Lord, change my attitude: before its too late
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He wanted desperately to sleep but, more, he needed to ask questions.
Roma Victrix
9
He could see her wanting desperately to hope but not daring to.
Man on a leash
10
Suzanne wanted desperately to say something smart, but her mind felt wavy.
An unfinished score
11
And then Charles looked at Marielle again, wanting desperately to hurt her.
Danielle Steel
12
The man was innocent, truly innocent, and he wanted desperately to be led.
Cry to heaven
13
Not ever. Jessie didn't speak, but she wanted desperately to believe.
Stinger
14
He wanted desperately to leave but couldn't bring himself to move.
The Golem and the Jinni
15
He liked Marshall's ideas and wanted desperately to see them implemented.
Red inferno: 1945
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Yadin wanted desperately for the palace skeletons to be a Jewish rebel family.
Cross Bones
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