| Judge of the efforts you have to make and of the desperateness of the struggle. |
| And then we looked at each other for just a moment, one still moment, before the desperateness took over and we were clinging to each other as tightly as we dared. |
| Frustration and desperateness filled his eyes and he fell back onto the pillow, looking more desperate then ever. |
| The world's condition spells out the desperateness of that need. |
| She showed the desperateness of suffering, a woman's incredible patience with injustice and finally, a lowbrow grace that is not common in a world filled with pretensions. |
| Joan was keenly aware of the desperateness of the situation. |
